anacronismo

[anakɾoˈnismo]

/[anakɾoˈnismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“anacronismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,313 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,313
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de algo que no se corresponde o parece no corresponderse con la época a la que se hace referencia y, por extensión, incongruencia que resulta de presentar algo como propio de una época a la...

Key facts for anacronismo
PropertyValue
Headwordanacronismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anakɾoˈnismo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anacronismo” sits in Spanish frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anacronismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,313 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [anakɾoˈnismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anacronismo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is anacronismo, spelled A-N-A-C-R-O-N-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de algo que no se corresponde o parece no corresponderse con la época a la que se hace referencia y, por extensión, incongruencia que resulta de presentar algo como propio de una época a la que no corresponde.
  2. 2
    Algo que está fuera de su tiempo cronológico.
  3. 3
    Persona o cosa anacrónicas.

This word in other languages

anachronism(English)anachronisme(Français)Anachronismus(Deutsch)

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anacronismo"?
"anacronismo" is spelled A-N-A-C-R-O-N-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [anakɾoˈnismo].
What does "anacronismo" mean?
As a noun, "anacronismo" means: Se dice de algo que no se corresponde o parece no corresponderse con la época a la que se hace referencia y, por extensión, incongruencia que resulta de presentar algo como propio de una época a la...
How do you pronounce "anacronismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anacronismo" is [anakɾoˈnismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anacronismo" come from?
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Using “anacronismo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-A-C-R-O-N-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [anakɾoˈnismo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list