ana
a·na/ˈæ.nə/noun, adverb
ana is spelled A-N-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables (a·na). It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “ana vs anna” about 170 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, ana means “A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ana is anas.
How many letters and syllables are in ana?
| Letters | 3: A-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: a·na |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ana?
Ana appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ana?
- US /ˈæ.nə/
- US /ˈɑn.ə/
- UK /ˈɑː.nə/
As an adverb (“Of each; an equal quantity”): /ˈæ.nə/.
Ana has 2 syllables, split a·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ana.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ana
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: anna.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with ana?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ana from its last stressed vowel (/ænə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ana
- anas plural
- more ana comparative
- most ana superlative
- an-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
The FRENCH ANAS, or Selections from the best of the French Anas, interspersed with biographical sketches. In three elegant Volumes, small 8vo. price 15s. boards
- 2
Anorexia.
- 3
Alternative form of anna (“a former subdivision of the rupee”).
adverb
- 1
Of each; an equal quantity.
wine and honey, ana / ij
- 2
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
noun
- 1
Initialism of anti-nuclear antibody.
- 2
UKInitialism of animal nursing assistant.
noun
- 1
A member of the Ana people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate ana?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of ana: aa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ana in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense up; upwards:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ana come from?
Formed from the Latin suffix -ana; compare ism (from -ism), itis (from -itis), phobia (from -phobia).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).