# another

> English word · Determiner · IPA /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #176

## Definitions
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.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **anthem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/another-vs-anthem)
- **antler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/another-vs-antler)
- **aether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aether-vs-another)

## Common misspellings (10)
`annother`, `anohter`, `anotehr`, `anotherr`, `anothher`, `anothre`, `anotther`, `antoher`, `aonther`, `naother`

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