antígeno
The verdict
“antígeno” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #44,690 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,690
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - partícula ou molécula capaz de iniciar uma resposta imune, a qual começa pelo reconhecimento pelos linfócitos e cumula com a produção de um anticorpo específico
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antígeno |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #44,690 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antígeno” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for antígeno is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #44,690 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "partícula ou molécula capaz de iniciar uma resposta imune, a qual começa pelo reconhecimento pelos linfócitos e cumula com a produção de um anticorpo específico".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for antígeno, with forms such as "anntígeno", "antgíeno", and "anttígeno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "antigo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is antígeno, spelled A-N-T-Í-G-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1partícula ou molécula capaz de iniciar uma resposta imune, a qual começa pelo reconhecimento pelos linfócitos e cumula com a produção de um anticorpo específico
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anntígeno,antgíeno,anttígeno,antíegno,antígenno,antígeon,antíggeno,antígneo,anítgeno,atnígeno,natígeno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antígeno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “antígeno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-N-T-Í-G-E-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “antigo” - see the side-by-side comparison. antígeno vs antigo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.