Ansar

noun

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"ansar" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ansar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,061
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ansar · Ansar · English

Ansar · rank #44,061 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,061
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anise

Nearest frequency peer: anise (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Ansar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Ansar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Ansar vs ASA
20% similar
Ansar vs asr
40% similar
Ansar vs ASAP
20% similar

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

Key facts for Ansar
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnsar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,061
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Ansar”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Ansarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “anise” (#44,060), “amoral” (#44,059), “Argonne” (#44,063). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Ansar” is #44,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ansar, anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,061 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ansar, with forms such as "anasr", "annsar", and "ansarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ASA", "asr", "ASAP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”). The correct English form is Ansar, spelled A-N-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.
  2. 2
    The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).

Etymology

From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anasr
  • annsar
  • ansarr
  • ansra
  • anssar
  • asnar
  • nasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ansar - 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.

anasr2annsar1ansarr1ansra2anssar1asnar2nasar2
Edit distance from "Ansar"

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 "Ansar"?
"Ansar" is spelled A-N-S-A-R.
What does "Ansar" mean?
As a noun, "Ansar" means: A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.
What words are commonly confused with "Ansar"?
"Ansar" is commonly confused with "ASA", "asr", "ASAP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Ansar"?
From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”). 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 "Ansar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anise#44,060altho#44,055baits#44,074Ailes#44,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

bobble7 variantsYousef7 variantsYellen7 variantsWaddell7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list