anemia

/əˈnimi.ə/

//əˈnimi.ə// noun

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"anemia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“anemia” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,169
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pa...

Corpus desk

Index EN-anemia · anemia · English

anemia · rank #23,169 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,169
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anecdotal

Nearest frequency peer: anecdotal (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “anemia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “anemia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anemia vs anima
67% similar
anemia vs Anglia
50% similar
anemia vs anemic
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anemia
PropertyValue
Headwordanemia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈnimi.ə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,169
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “anemia”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).anemialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “anecdotal” (#23,168), “animosity” (#23,170), “amin” (#23,166). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “anemia” is #23,169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around anemia (IPA /əˈnimi.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,169 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for anemia, with forms such as "aenmia", "aneima", and "anemai". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "anima", "Anglia", "anemic", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia. By surface analysis, an- + -emia. The correct English form is anemia, spelled A-N-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
  2. 2
    A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
  3. 3
    Ischemia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how anemia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia. By surface analysis, an- + -emia.

This word in other languages

anemia(Español)anémie(Français)Anämie(Deutsch)anemia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aenmia
  • aneima
  • anemai
  • anemmia
  • anmeia
  • annemia
  • naemia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anemia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aenmia2aneima2anemai2anemmia1anmeia2annemia1naemia2
Edit distance from "anemia"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anemia"?
"anemia" is spelled A-N-E-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnimi.ə/.
What does "anemia" mean?
As a noun, "anemia" means: A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pa...
What words are commonly confused with "anemia"?
"anemia" is commonly confused with "anima", "Anglia", "anemic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anemia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anemia" is /əˈnimi.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "anemia"?
From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia. By surface analysis, an- + -emia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anemia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list