Annas
"annas" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Annas” is uncommon English (frequency #75,614 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,614
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.
Corpus desk
Index EN-annas · Annas · English
Annas · rank #75,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,614
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH analyser
Nearest frequency peer: analyser (-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 “Annas”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- alighted
alighted
24,394 corpus weight
- Amida
Amida
24,390 corpus weight
- analyser
analyser
24,388 corpus weight
- Annas
Annas
24,387 corpus weight
- anny
anny
24,386 corpus weight
- arkwright
arkwright
24,381 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Annas” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Annas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Annas” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Annas is uncommon English at frequency #75,614 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.".
Annas has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Annas (used in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Ἅννας (Hánnas), from Hebrew / Aramaic חנן (khanan) as a shortened form of חֲנַנְיָה (khananya). The correct English form is Annas, spelled A-N-N-A-S.
Definition
- 1A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.
Etymology
From Latin Annas (used in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Ἅννας (Hánnas), from Hebrew / Aramaic חנן (khanan) as a shortened form of חֲנַנְיָה (khananya).
This word in other languages
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.
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