antojo

/[ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,062

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

antojo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Deseo vivo y pasajero de alguna cosa, y especialmente el sugerido por el capricho, o el que suelen tener las mujeres cuando están embarazadas. Pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]. Often confused with Antón and antro.

Key facts for antojo
PropertyValue
Headwordantojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,062
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of antojo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for antojo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,062 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for antojo, with forms such as "anntojo", "anotjo", and "antjoo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Antón", "antro", "átomo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is antojo, spelled A-N-T-O-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deseo vivo y pasajero de alguna cosa, y especialmente el sugerido por el capricho, o el que suelen tener las mujeres cuando están embarazadas.
  2. 2
    Juicio o aprehensión que se hace de alguna cosa sin bastante examen.
  3. 3
    Lunar, mancha o tumor eréctil en la piel, que popular o tradicionalmente se atribuye a caprichos no satisfechos de sus madres durante el embarazo.
  4. 4
    Sensación de fastidio, hastío, asco o rechazo, especialmente por algo que se ha consumido o experimentado en exceso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anntojo,anotjo,antjoo,antojjo,antooj,anttojo,atnojo,natojo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for antojo

Misspelling Variants of "antojo"

anntojo7anotjo6antjoo6antojjo7antooj6anttojo7atnojo6natojo6
Misspelling Variants of "antojo"

Frequency rank: #14,062 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antojo"?
"antojo" is spelled A-N-T-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪ˈt̪oxo].
What does "antojo" mean?
As a noun, "antojo" means: Deseo vivo y pasajero de alguna cosa, y especialmente el sugerido por el capricho, o el que suelen tener las mujeres cuando están embarazadas.
What words are commonly confused with "antojo"?
"antojo" is commonly confused with "Antón", "antro", "átomo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antojo" is [ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antojo" come from?
"antojo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.