# ant vs are

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ant
*noun · IPA /ænt/ · frequency rank #21,896*
Hormiga.

### are
*verb · IPA [ˈaɾe] · frequency rank #6,261*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/ant-vs-are