angina

/ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/

//ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə// noun

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

The verdict

“angina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,281. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,281
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).

Corpus desk

Index EN-angina · angina · English

angina · rank #38,281 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,281
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH androgen

Nearest frequency peer: androgen (-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 “angina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “angina” 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).

angina vs anna
67% similar
angina vs Anita
50% similar
angina vs anima
67% similar

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

Key facts for angina
PropertyValue
Headwordangina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,281
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “angina”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).anginalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “androgen” (#38,280), “animating” (#38,282), “Anatolia” (#38,279). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “angina” is #38,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around angina (IPA /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,281 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for angina, with forms such as "agnina", "anggina", and "angian". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "anna", "Anita", "anima", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”). The correct English form is angina, spelled A-N-G-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
  2. 2
    Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
  3. 3
    An inflammatory infection of the throat, especially quinsy; any sore throat, with or without tooth and gum involvement.

Etymology

From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”).

This word in other languages

angina(Español)angina(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnina
  • anggina
  • angian
  • anginna
  • angnia
  • anigna
  • anngina
  • nagina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnina2anggina1angian2anginna1angnia2anigna2anngina1nagina2
Edit distance from "angina"

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 "angina"?
"angina" is spelled A-N-G-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/.
What does "angina" mean?
As a noun, "angina" means: Any of various kinds of pain, especially pain that is suffocative, spasmodic, and/or acute and severe (fulminant).
What words are commonly confused with "angina"?
"angina" is commonly confused with "anna", "Anita", "anima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angina" is /ˈæn.d͡ʒɪ.nə/. 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 "angina"?
From Latin angina (“quinsy; strangling, choking”), from angō (“to press together, to choke, to hurt (cause pain)”). 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 "angina", 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 (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list