Which to use
“anti” is an adjective and “así” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,486
- “anti” frequency rank
- #55
- “así” frequency rank
- 2541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anti | así |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es contrario, que se opone (respecto de una causa). | De este modo o forma. |
Where the eye mixes anti and así
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: anti vs así
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anti is [ˈãn̪t̪i] while así is [aˈsi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anti is recorded at frequency rank #2,486, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪i]. así is at rank #55, tagged as anadv, pronounced [aˈsi].
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 2541, this pair ranks #320,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anti vs así
Shared letters: a. Private to "anti": int. Private to "así": sí.
"anti" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "así" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anti ← anit · annti · antti · atni · nati
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anti" and "así" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "anti" or "así" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "anti" and "así" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "así" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anti" and "así" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs anti". 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 #320,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.