# ant vs avant

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ant
*noun · IPA /ænt/ · frequency rank #28,857*
formiga

### avant
*adverb · IPA /a.'vɑ̃/ · frequency rank #26,974*
antes

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