Which to use
“antoja” is a verb and “antojos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,571
- “antoja” frequency rank
- #38,498
- “antojos” frequency rank
- 59069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antoja | antojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de antojarse. | Variante anticuada de anteojos. |
Where the eye mixes antoja and antojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antoja runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against antojos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between antoja and antojos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antoja is [ãn̪ˈt̪oxa] while antojos is [ãn̪ˈt̪oxos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antoja is recorded at frequency rank #20,571, classified as averb, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxa]. antojos is at rank #38,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxos].
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 59069, this pair ranks #64,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of antoja vs antojos
Shared letters: ajnot. Private to "antoja": -. Private to "antojos": s.
"antoja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antojos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antoja" for "antojos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "antoja" or "antojos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "antoja" and "antojos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antoja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antojos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antoja" and "antojos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antojos vs antros". 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 #64,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.