anemone

/əˈnɛm.ə.ni/

//əˈnɛm.ə.ni// noun

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"anemone" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“anemone” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,187
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anemone · anemone · English

anemone · rank #49,187 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,187
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angell

Nearest frequency peer: Angell (+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 “anemone”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “anemone” 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).

anemone vs anyone
71% similar
anemone vs anymore
71% similar
anemone vs acetone
71% similar

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

Key facts for anemone
PropertyValue
Headwordanemone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈnɛm.ə.ni/
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,187
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “anemone”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Angell” (#49,188), “antifreeze” (#49,189), “Americanism” (#49,184). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “anemone” is #49,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around anemone (IPA /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,187 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for anemone, with forms such as "aenmone", "anemmone", and "anemnoe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "anyone", "anymore", "acetone", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + matronymic suffix -ώνη (-ṓnē, “daughter of”). Or from Phoenician *𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 (*nʿmn), akin to Arabic شَقَائِق اَلنُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān, “anemones”) and Hebrew (Isa… The correct English form is anemone, spelled A-N-E-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
  2. 2
    A sea anemone.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Here (it was said) every year the youth Adonis was again wounded to death, and the river ran red with his blood, while the scarlet anemone bloomed among the cedars and walnuts.
  2. Then walking slowly forward he read the letter again, murmuring here and there a word. Angry tulips with you darling manflower punish your cactus if you don’t please poor forgetmenot how I long violets to dear roses when we soon anemone meet all naughty nightstalk wife Martha’s perfume. Having read it all […]

Etymology

From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + matronymic suffix -ώνη (-ṓnē, “daughter of”). Or from Phoenician *𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 (*nʿmn), akin to Arabic شَقَائِق اَلنُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān, “anemones”) and Hebrew (Isaiah Scroll) נִטְעֵי נַעֲמָנִים (nit'ei na'amanim, “plants of pleasantness”).

This word in other languages

anémona(Español)anémone(Français)Windröschen(Deutsch)anêmona(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aenmone
  • anemmone
  • anemnoe
  • anemoen
  • anemonne
  • aneomne
  • anmeone
  • annemone
  • naemone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anemone - 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.

aenmone2anemmone1anemnoe2anemoen2anemonne1aneomne2anmeone2annemone1
Edit distance from "anemone"

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 "anemone"?
"anemone" is spelled A-N-E-M-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/.
What does "anemone" mean?
As a noun, "anemone" means: Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
What words are commonly confused with "anemone"?
"anemone" is commonly confused with "anyone", "anymore", "acetone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anemone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anemone" is /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/. 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 "anemone"?
From Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + matronymic suffix -ώνη (-ṓnē, “daughter of”). Or from Phoenician *𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤍 (*nʿmn), akin to Arabic شَقَائِق اَلنُّعْمَان (šaqāʔiq an-nuʕmān, “anemones”) and H... 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 "anemone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bhagat9 variantsYoungs9 variantsbicker9 variantsBremer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list