antojovsantroTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,062
“antojo” frequency rank
#19,311
“antro” frequency rank
33373
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antojo antro
Definition Deseo vivo y pasajero de alguna cosa, y especialmente el sugerido por el capricho, o el que suelen tener las mujeres cuando están embarazadas. Caverna, cavidad subterránea o en la roca.

Where the eye mixes antojo and antro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
antojo
5 ch
antro

Visual trap between antojo and antro

A purely visual mix-up. antojo ([ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]) and antro ([ˈãn̪t̪ɾo]) 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 33373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antojo is recorded at frequency rank #14,062, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxo]. antro is at rank #19,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪ɾo].

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 33373, this pair ranks #197,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of antojo vs antro

Shared letters: anot. Private to "antojo": j. Private to "antro": r.

"antojo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "antro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antojoanntojo · anotjo · antjoo · antojjo · antooj · anttojo · atnojo · natojo
  • antroanntro · anrto · antor · antrro · anttro · atnro · natro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "antojo" and "antro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ãn̪ˈt̪oxo] versus [ˈãn̪t̪ɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "antojo" or "antro"?
"antojo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,062 in our Spanish list, against #19,311 for "antro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "antojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "antojo" and "antro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anta vs antro". 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 #197,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list