antiguo

[ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]

/[ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]/ adj

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The verdict

“antiguo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,467
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que existe desde hace un periodo de tiempo relativamente largo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antiguo · antiguo · Spanish

antiguo · rank #1,467 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,467
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anda

Nearest frequency peer: anda (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “antiguo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “antiguo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

antiguo vs antiguos
88% similar
antiguo vs antigua
86% similar
antiguo vs ambiguo
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for antiguo
PropertyValue
Headwordantiguo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,467
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “antiguo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).antiguocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “anda” (#1,466), “basta” (#1,468), “acabo” (#1,465). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “antiguo” va en #1,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around antiguo (IPA [ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,467 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for antiguo, with forms such as "anitguo", "anntiguo", and "antgiuo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "antiguos", "antigua", "ambiguo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is antiguo, spelled A-N-T-I-G-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que existe desde hace un periodo de tiempo relativamente largo.
  2. 2
    Que sucedió hace mucho tiempo.
  3. 3
    Anterior.
  4. 4
    Pasado de moda.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how antiguo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un edificio antiguo.
  2. Esta casa es muy antigua.

This word in other languages

old(English)antique(Français)antigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitguo
  • anntiguo
  • antgiuo
  • antigguo
  • antigou
  • antiugo
  • anttiguo
  • atniguo
  • natiguo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antiguo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anitguo2anntiguo1antgiuo2antigguo1antigou2antiugo2anttiguo1atniguo2
Edit distance from "antiguo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antiguo"?
"antiguo" is spelled A-N-T-I-G-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo].
What does "antiguo" mean?
As an adjective, "antiguo" means: Que existe desde hace un periodo de tiempo relativamente largo.
What words are commonly confused with "antiguo"?
"antiguo" is commonly confused with "antiguos", "antigua", "ambiguo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antiguo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antiguo" is [ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antiguo" come from?
"antiguo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antiguo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abogado#1,463consumo#1,471trabaja#1,460supongo#1,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

quieras9 variantsquerido9 variantsestaría9 variantsobjeto9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list