Which to use
“antiguas” and “antiguo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,053
- “antiguas” frequency rank
- #1,467
- “antiguo” frequency rank
- 5520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antiguas | antiguo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de antiguo. | Que existe desde hace un periodo de tiempo relativamente largo. |
Where the eye mixes antiguas and antiguo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. antiguas runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against antiguo's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses antiguas with antiguo
A purely visual mix-up. antiguas ([ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞was]) and antiguo ([ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antiguas is recorded at frequency rank #4,053, classified as anadj, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞was]. antiguo is at rank #1,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪iɣ̞wo].
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 5520, this pair ranks #313,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antiguas vs antiguo
Shared letters: agintu. Private to "antiguas": s. Private to "antiguo": o.
"antiguas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "antiguo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antiguas" for "antiguo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "antiguas" or "antiguo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "antiguas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antiguo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antiguas" and "antiguo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ambiguas vs antiguas". 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 #313,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.