Which to use
“antiga” is an adjective and “antigos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,556
- “antiga” frequency rank
- #2,174
- “antigos” frequency rank
- 3730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antiga | antigos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feminino de antigo | os homens do passado: |
Letter map: antiga vs antigos
Shared letters muted; letters that set antiga and antigos apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. antiga runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against antigos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: antiga vs antigos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: antiga is anadjective and antigosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antiga is recorded at frequency rank #1,556, classified as anadj. antigos is at rank #2,174, tagged as anoun.
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 3730, this pair ranks #71,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antiga vs antigos
Shared letters: agint. Private to "antiga": -. Private to "antigos": os.
"antiga" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "antigos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antiga" and "antigos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "antiga" or "antigos" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "antiga" vs "antigos" 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 "antigos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antiga" and "antigos" 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 #71,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.