animes

/ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz/

//ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz// noun

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

The verdict

“animes” is uncommon English (frequency #61,957 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,957
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of anime

Corpus desk

Index EN-animes · animes · English

animes · rank #61,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,957
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH andor

Nearest frequency peer: andor (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “animes”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “animes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for animes
PropertyValue
Headwordanimes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,957
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “animes” in English

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).animesfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “andor” (#61,956), “antihistamine” (#61,958), “Anderton” (#61,955). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “animes” is #61,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

animes is uncommon English at frequency #61,957 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of anime".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for animes, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is animes, spelled A-N-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of anime

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 "animes"?
"animes" is spelled A-N-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz/.
What does "animes" mean?
As a noun, "animes" means: plural of anime
How do you pronounce "animes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animes" is /ˈæ.nɪ.meɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list