anal
a·nal/ˈeɪ̯nəl/adjective, noun, verb
anal is spelled A-N-A-L: 4 letters and 2 syllables (a·nal). It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anal means “Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anal?
| Letters | 4: A-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: a·nal |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is anal?
Anal appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 anal?
- /ˈeɪ̯nəl/
- [ˈeɪ̯nəl] ~ [ˈeɪ̯nl̩]
Anal has 2 syllables, split a·nal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-anal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as anal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alan, laan.
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 anal
- more anal comparative
- most anal superlative
- anals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- analing US, participle, present
- analling UK, participle, present
- analed US, participle, past
- analled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
anal thermometer
- 2
Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
- 3
informalvulgarOf a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that.
- 4
informalvulgarOf tasks, questions, subject matter, etc., obsessively fussy or precise.
This questionnaire goes into the most ridiculous amount of detail. It's totally anal.
- 5
Of a vein, proximate to the thorax.
noun
- 1
Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
- 2
informalAnal sex.
In the right mood, I'll accept anal.
noun
- 1
An individual member of that ethnic group.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Anal.
verb
- 1
rareslangTo penetrate anally.
The man with the small cock analed the hot chick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anal |
| German | anal , zwanghaft, stur, pingelig, kleinlich |
| Portuguese | anal |
| Spanish | anal , fastidioso, meticuloso |
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 anal come from?
Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus + -al. Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).