another
an·oth·er/əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/determiner, pronoun
another is spelled A-N-O-T-H-E-R, 3 syllables: an·oth·er. The wrong spelling people search most is anothers: about 20 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 164 of all searches for the word. Another is a determiner meaning “One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in…”.
How many letters and syllables are in another?
| Letters | 7: A-N-O-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: an·oth·er |
| In writing | 550 times per million words; the 179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 2; the most searched, anothers, about 20 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell another?
Another is spelled A-N-O-T-H-E-R. 2 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 110 of the searches for another in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is another?
Another appears 550 times per million words in written English, the 179th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce another?
- /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/
- /ænˈʌð.ə(ɹ)/
- /əˈnʌð.ɚ/
Another has 3 syllables, split an·oth·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-another.ogg, En-us-another.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of another
- anoda
- anothah
- anothuh
- anotha
- anotha'
- anudda
- anuddah
- nother
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does another mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
determiner
- 1
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
- 2
Not the same; different.
Do you know another way to do this job?
- 3
Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.
One gold ingot is valued the same as another, but gemstones are valued individually.
pronoun
- 1
An additional one of the same kind.
This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?
- 2
One that is different from the current one.
I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
- 3
One of a group of things of the same kind.
His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Another in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plus, un de plus , un autre, autre |
| German | noch einer, noch eine, noch eines , ein anderer, anderer, anders |
| Portuguese | outro, mais um |
| Spanish | otro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does another come from?
From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).