anas

noun

The verdict

“anas” is uncommon German (frequency #80,051 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,051
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleinerer Wasservogel; Ente

Key facts for anas
PropertyValue
Headwordanas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anas” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anas lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anas is uncommon German at frequency #80,051 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleinerer Wasservogel; Ente".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anas, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anas, spelled A-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinerer Wasservogel; Ente

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anas"?
"anas" is spelled A-N-A-S.
What does "anas" mean?
As a noun, "anas" means: kleinerer Wasservogel; Ente
What language does "anas" come from?
"anas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “anas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list