anastomosis
/ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/
"anastomosis" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anastomosis” is uncommon English (frequency #80,185 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,185
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anastomosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anastomosis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anastomosis is uncommon English at frequency #80,185 among 35,202 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
anastomosis has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), from ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “furnish with a mouth or outlet”). The correct English form is anastomosis, spelled A-N-A-S-T-O-M-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
- 2An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
- 3The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
- 4The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), from ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “furnish with a mouth or outlet”).
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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Using “anastomosis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-A-S-T-O-M-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.