another

Name: another, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/

//əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)// det

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“another” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#176
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-another · another · English

another · rank #176 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-CORE #176
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH since

Nearest frequency peer: since (-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.

little

99,828
old

99,827
since

99,826
another

99,825
does

99,824
own

99,823

What this shows Bars show where “another” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

another vs anthem

71% similar

another vs antler

71% similar

another vs aether

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for another
Property	Value
Headword	another
Language	English
Part of speech	Determiner
IPA	/əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#176
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “another” sits in English frequency

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).anotherlands here:

#176

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “since” (#175), “does” (#177), “old” (#174). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around another (IPA /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/), adeterminer. Corpus frequency is #176 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for another, with forms such as "annother", "anohter", and "anotehr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "anthem", "antler", "aether", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Proto-Indo-European *h₂en Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germanic *anþeraz… The correct English form is another, spelled A-N-O-T-H-E-R.

Definition

1
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
2
Not the same; different.
3
Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how another appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Proto-Indo-European *h₂en Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germanic *anþeraz Proto-West Germanic *anþar Old English ōþer Middle English other Middle English another English another From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

This word in other languages

otro(Español)plus(Français)anderer(Deutsch)outro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

annother
anohter
anotehr
anotherr
anothher
anothre
anotther
antoher
aonther
naother

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of another - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "another"

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 "another"?

"another" is spelled A-N-O-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/.

What does "another" mean?

As a determiner, "another" means: One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

What words are commonly confused with "another"?

"another" is commonly confused with "anthem", "antler", "aether". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "another"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "another" is /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "another"?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Proto-Indo-European *h₂en Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germani... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

between#166 without#193 against#194 someone#213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

things10 variants however10 variants looking10 variants business10 variants

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"another" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "anthem". View pair
10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #176 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.