Which to use
“antena” is a noun and “antiga” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,421
- “antena” frequency rank
- #1,556
- “antiga” frequency rank
- 9977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antena | antiga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dispositivo de transmissão de ondas de rádio e de seu recebimento | feminino de antigo |
Letter map: antena vs antiga
Shared letters muted; letters that set antena and antiga apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: antena vs antiga
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: antena is anoun and antigaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antena is recorded at frequency rank #8,421, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ̃.ˈte.nɐ/. antiga is at rank #1,556, tagged as anadj.
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 9977, this pair ranks #63,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antena vs antiga
Shared letters: ant. Private to "antena": e. Private to "antiga": gi.
"antena" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antiga" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antena" and "antiga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "antena" vs "antiga" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "antena" and "antiga".
- Full dictionary entry for "antena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antiga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antena" and "antiga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antena vs ateia". 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 #63,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.