Which to use
“antena” and “antenas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,614
- “antena” frequency rank
- #15,540
- “antenas” frequency rank
- 24154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antena | antenas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palo curvo y muy largo al que se asegura la vela latina. | Forma del plural de antena. |
Where the eye mixes antena and antenas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses antena with antenas
A purely visual mix-up. antena ([ãn̪ˈt̪ena]) and antenas ([ãn̪ˈt̪enas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “antena” sits inside “antenas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antena is recorded at frequency rank #8,614, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪ena]. antenas is at rank #15,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪enas].
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 24154, this pair ranks #242,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antena vs antenas
Shared letters: aent. Private to "antena": -. Private to "antenas": s.
"antena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antenas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antena" and "antenas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "antena" or "antenas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "antena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antenas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antena" and "antenas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "almenas vs antenas". 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 #242,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.