anniversaries
/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹiz/
"anniversaries" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anniversaries” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,275 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,275
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of anniversary
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anniversaries |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹiz/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #32,275 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anniversaries” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for anniversaries is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹiz/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,275 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "plural of anniversary".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for anniversaries, with forms such as "aninversaries", "aniversaries", and "annievrsaries". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is anniversaries, spelled A-N-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-R-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of anniversary
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aninversaries,aniversaries,annievrsaries,anniverasries,anniverrsaries,anniversaires,anniversareis,anniversariess,anniversarise,anniversarries,anniversraies,anniverssaries,annivesraries,annivresaries,annivversaries,annviersaries,naniversaries
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anniversaries - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “anniversaries”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-R-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹiz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.