Ananias
/ænəˈnaɪəs/
"ananias" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ananias” is uncommon English (frequency #80,184 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,184
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ananias · Ananias · English
Ananias · rank #80,184 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,184
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH anastomosis
Nearest frequency peer: anastomosis (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Ananias”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Altus
Altus
19,822 corpus weight
- amaryllis
amaryllis
19,821 corpus weight
- Ananias
Ananias
19,817 corpus weight
- anastomosis
anastomosis
19,816 corpus weight
- angiogram
angiogram
19,814 corpus weight
- animism
animism
19,813 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ananias” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ananias |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ænəˈnaɪəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ananias” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ananias is uncommon English at frequency #80,184 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ænəˈnaɪəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ananias, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá). The correct English form is Ananias, spelled A-N-A-N-I-A-S.
Definition
- 1In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church.
- 2(with reference to Acts 5.3) A liar.
- 3A male given name from Hebrew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ananias appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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