añicosvsantrosWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“añicos” and “antros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,894
“añicos” frequency rank
#46,924
“antros” frequency rank
82818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature añicos antros
Definition Fragmentos muy pequeños, especialmente los que quedan de algo al romperse. Forma del plural de antro.

Where the eye mixes añicos and antros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
añicos
6 ch
antros

Visual trap between añicos and antros

A purely visual mix-up. añicos ([aˈɲikos]) and antros ([ˈãn̪t̪ɾos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

añicos is recorded at frequency rank #35,894, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɲikos]. antros is at rank #46,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪ɾos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 82818, this pair ranks #8,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of añicos vs antros

Shared letters: aos. Private to "añicos": ciñ. Private to "antros": nrt.

"añicos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "antros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antrosanntros · anrtos · antors · antross · antrros · antrso · anttros · atnros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "añicos" and "antros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɲikos] versus [ˈãn̪t̪ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "añicos" or "antros" show up more?
"añicos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,894 in our Spanish list, against #46,924 for "antros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "añicos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "añicos" and "antros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Antares vs antros". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #8,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list