anthem
/ˈæn.θəm/
"anthem" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anthem” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,118
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antiphon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anthem · anthem · English
anthem · rank #8,118 · 9 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,118
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH ammunition
Nearest frequency peer: ammunition (-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 “anthem”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- amazed
amazed
91,886 corpus weight
- ambition
ambition
91,885 corpus weight
- ammunition
ammunition
91,884 corpus weight
- anthem
anthem
91,883 corpus weight
- automated
automated
91,881 corpus weight
- bake
bake
91,880 corpus weight
What this shows “anthem” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anthem |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæn.θəm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “anthem”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around anthem (IPA /ˈæn.θəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,118 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for anthem, with forms such as "anhtem", "annthem", and "antehm". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Antrim", "antler", "anthems", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), from ἀντί (antí, “over against”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Doublet of antiphon. The correct English form is anthem, spelled A-N-T-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1Antiphon.
- 2A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.
- 3A hymn of praise or loyalty.
- 4A very popular song or track.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anthem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.
The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.
Etymology
From Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), from ἀντί (antí, “over against”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”). Doublet of antiphon.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anhtem
- annthem
- antehm
- anthemm
- anthhem
- anthme
- antthem
- atnhem
- nathem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anthem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anthem", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).