anamnesis
/ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/
"anamnesis" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anamnesis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ability to recall past events; recollection.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anamnesis · anamnesis · English
anamnesis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anamnesis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anamnesis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anamnesis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for anamnesis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis, “remembrance”), verbal noun of ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō), from ἀνα- (ana-) + μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō, “call to mind”). The correct English form is anamnesis, spelled A-N-A-M-N-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1The ability to recall past events; recollection.
- 2The remembrance and celebration of God’s works by the liturgy of the church.
- 3A patient's account of their medical history.
- 4The recollection of innate knowledge acquired before birth, according to Plato’s theory of epistemology.
- 5The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one’s authority.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anamnesis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1898, Francis H. Stuart (translator), Oswald Vierordt, A Clinical Text-book of Medical Diagnosis for Physicians and Students, 4th Edition, [1897, O. Vierordt, Diagnostik der Innerer Krankheiten, 5th Edition], W. B. Saunders, page 19, But it is always well for the beginner to secure as complete an anamnesis, or prior history, as possible, in order that he…
1990, Stewart Umphrey, Zetetic Skepticism, Longwood Academic, page 13, There are also reasons for thinking that Socratic anamnesis, inquiry and learning are quite unlike anamnesis, inquiry and learning as ordinarily understood.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis, “remembrance”), verbal noun of ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō), from ἀνα- (ana-) + μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō, “call to mind”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.