AntónvsantrosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Antón is a name, antros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Antón” is a name and “antros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,026
“Antón” frequency rank
#46,924
“antros” frequency rank
65950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Antón antros
Definition Apellido. Forma del plural de antro.

Where the eye mixes Antón and antros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Antón
6 ch
antros

Why the eye confuses Antón with antros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Antón is [ãn̪ˈt̪õn] while antros is [ˈãn̪t̪ɾos]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Antón is recorded at frequency rank #19,026, classified as aname, pronounced [ãn̪ˈt̪õn]. antros is at rank #46,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪ɾos].

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 65950, this pair ranks #41,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Antón vs antros

Shared letters: ant. Private to "Antón": ó. Private to "antros": ors.

"Antón" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "antros" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antrosanntros · anrtos · antors · antross · antrros · antrso · anttros · atnros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Antón" and "antros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Antón" is a name and "antros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Antón" or "antros" show up more?
"Antón" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,026 in our Spanish list, against #46,924 for "antros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Antón" and "antros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Antón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Antón" and "antros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Antares 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 #41,187 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