Which to use
“antiga” and “antigas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,556
- “antiga” frequency rank
- #2,923
- “antigas” frequency rank
- 4479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antiga | antigas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de antigo | feminino plural de antigo |
Letter map: antiga vs antigas
Shared letters muted; letters that set antiga and antigas apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. antiga runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against antigas's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - antiga / antigas
antiga and antigas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “antiga” sits inside “antigas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antiga is recorded at frequency rank #1,556, classified as anadj. antigas is at rank #2,923, 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 4479, this pair ranks #70,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antiga vs antigas
Shared letters: agint. Private to "antiga": -. Private to "antigas": s.
"antiga" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antigas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antiga" for "antigas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "antiga" vs "antigas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "antiga" vs "antigas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "antiga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antigas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antiga" and "antigas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ânsia vs antiga". 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 #70,405 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.