anaemia

noun

"anaemia" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“anaemia” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,140 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,140
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of anemia.

Key facts for anaemia
PropertyValue
Headwordanaemia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,140
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anaemia” sits in English 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). anaemia lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for anaemia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #52,140 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative spelling of anemia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for anaemia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is anaemia, spelled A-N-A-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of anemia.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anaemia"?
"anaemia" is spelled A-N-A-E-M-I-A.
What does "anaemia" mean?
As a noun, "anaemia" means: Alternative spelling of anemia.
What language does "anaemia" come from?
"anaemia" is a English 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 “anaemia”

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

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