# anaesthesia

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,995

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of anesthesia.

## Etymology
From an- + -aesthesia.

## Easily confused with
- **anesthesia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anaesthesia-vs-anesthesia)

## Common misspellings (15)
`aanesthesia`, `anaeshtesia`, `anaessthesia`, `anaestehsia`, `anaestheisa`, `anaesthesai`, `anaesthessia`, `anaesthhesia`, `anaesthseia`, `anaestthesia`, `anaetshesia`, `anasethesia`, `aneasthesia`, `annaesthesia`, `naaesthesia`

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