Which to use
“antoje” is a verb and “antojos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,570
- “antoje” frequency rank
- #38,498
- “antojos” frequency rank
- 78068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antoje | antojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de antojarse. | Variante anticuada de anteojos. |
Where the eye mixes antoje and antojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antoje 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.
Why the eye confuses antoje with antojos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antoje is [ãn̪ˈt̪oxe] 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 78068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antoje is recorded at frequency rank #39,570, classified as averb, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxe]. 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 78068, this pair ranks #15,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of antoje vs antojos
Shared letters: ajnot. Private to "antoje": e. Private to "antojos": s.
"antoje" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antojos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antoje" for "antojos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "antoje" vs "antojos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "antoje" and "antojos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antoje" 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 #15,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antoje" 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 #15,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.