# anew

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈnu/ · frequency rank #22,286

## Definitions
1. Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.

## Etymology
From Middle English onew, of newe, from Old English of niowe. By surface analysis, a- (“of, from”) + new.

## Easily confused with
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-aw)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-are)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-any)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ann)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-aye)
- **ant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ant)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-axe)
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-aww)
- **Ang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ang)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ape)
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ans)
- **ani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ani)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-area)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-anna)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-anne)
- **ants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-ants)
- **apex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anew-vs-apex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aenw`, `aneww`, `annew`, `anwe`, `naew`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anew