# antes

> Portuguese word · Adverb · IPA /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/ · frequency rank #151

## Definitions
1. em tempo anterior
2. em lugar anterior
3. de preferência
4. em realidade; realmente

## Easily confused with
- **até** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-ate)
- **arte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-arte)
- **ares** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-ares)
- **ateu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-ateu)
- **ânus** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-anus)
- **ater** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-ater)
- **Aries** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-aries)
- **antro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/antes-vs-antro)
- **ant** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ant-vs-antes)
- **anel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anel-vs-antes)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ante-vs-antes)
- **ange** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ange-vs-antes)
- **años** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anos-vs-antes)
- **anis** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anis-vs-antes)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/angel-vs-antes)
- **after** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/after-vs-antes)
- **anões** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anoes-vs-antes)
- **Andes** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/andes-vs-antes)
- **anais** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/anais-vs-antes)
- **Agnes** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/agnes-vs-antes)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anets`, `anntes`, `antess`, `antse`, `anttes`, `atnes`, `nates`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/antes