# ani vs anima

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ani
*noun · IPA /ˈɑː.ni/ · frequency rank #22,287*
Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

### anima
*noun · IPA /ˈænɪmə/ · frequency rank #38,725*
The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ani-vs-anima