antisocialvsantisocialesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,700
“antisocial” frequency rank
#35,343
“antisociales” frequency rank
62043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antisocial antisociales
Definition Persona incapaz de adaptarse al orden social. No acepta ser gregario o parte de la sociedad a la cual rechaza y detesta, llegando incluso por sus propias convicciones a atentar contra cualquiera de ellos sin distingo o diferenciacion alguna. Forma del plural de antisocial.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set antisocial and antisociales apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
antisocial
12 ch
antisociales

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. antisocial ([ãn̪t̪isoˈsjal]) and antisociales ([ãn̪t̪isoˈsjales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “antisocial” sits inside “antisociales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antisocial is recorded at frequency rank #26,700, classified as anadj, pronounced [ãn̪t̪isoˈsjal]. antisociales is at rank #35,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ãn̪t̪isoˈsjales].

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 62043, this pair ranks #53,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of antisocial vs antisociales

Shared letters: acilnost. Private to "antisocial": -. Private to "antisociales": e.

"antisocial" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVC  ·  "antisociales" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antisocialanitsocial · anntisocial · antioscial · antiscoial · antisocail · antisoccial · antisociall · antisocila
  • antisocialesanitsociales · anntisociales · antiosciales · antiscoiales · antisocailes · antisocciales · antisociaels · antisocialess

Frequency comparison

antisocial#26,700
antisociales#35,343

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "antisocial" and "antisociales" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãn̪t̪isoˈsjal] versus [ãn̪t̪isoˈsjales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "antisocial" or "antisociales"?
"antisocial" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,700 in our Spanish list, against #35,343 for "antisociales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering antisocial vs antisociales

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “antisocial” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list