Which to use
“antigos” and “artigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,174
- “antigos” frequency rank
- #683
- “artigo” frequency rank
- 2857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antigos | artigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | os homens do passado: | palavra que precede os substantivos para os determinar |
Letter map: antigos vs artigo
Shared letters muted; letters that set antigos and artigo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. antigos runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against artigo's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: antigos and artigo
antigos and artigo 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antigos is recorded at frequency rank #2,174, classified as anoun. artigo is at rank #683, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐɾ.ˈti.ɡu/.
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 2857, this pair ranks #72,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antigos vs artigo
Shared letters: agiot. Private to "antigos": ns. Private to "artigo": r.
"antigos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "artigo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antigos" and "artigo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "antigos" or "artigo"?
After this comparison
Pair "antigos" vs "artigo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "antigos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "artigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antigos" and "artigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "artigo vs artist". 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 #72,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.