Which to use
“antojos” and “atajos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,498
- “antojos” frequency rank
- #33,947
- “atajos” frequency rank
- 72445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antojos | atajos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante anticuada de anteojos. | Forma del plural de atajo. |
Where the eye mixes antojos and atajos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antojos runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against atajos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between antojos and atajos
A purely visual mix-up. antojos ([ãn̪ˈt̪oxos]) and atajos ([aˈt̪axos]) 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 72445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antojos is recorded at frequency rank #38,498, classified as anoun, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪oxos]. atajos is at rank #33,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪axos].
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 72445, this pair ranks #25,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of antojos vs atajos
Shared letters: ajost. Private to "antojos": n. Private to "atajos": -.
"antojos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "atajos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antojos" and "atajos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "antojos" or "atajos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "antojos" and "atajos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antojos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atajos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antojos" and "atajos" 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 #25,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.