# anniversary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.s(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #2,817

## Definitions
1. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
2. A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
3. A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).

## Etymology
From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`aninversary`, `aniversary`, `annievrsary`, `anniverasry`, `anniverrsary`, `anniversarry`, `anniversaryy`, `anniversayr`, `anniversray`, `anniverssary`, `annivesrary`, `annivresary`, `annivversary`, `annviersary`, `naniversary`

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