anacronismo

[anakɾoˈnismo]

/[anakɾoˈnismo]/ noun

The verdict

“anacronismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,313 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,313
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-anacronismo · anacronismo · Spanish

anacronismo · rank #61,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,313
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amu

Nearest frequency peer: amu (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “anacronismo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “anacronismo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anacronismo
PropertyValue
Headwordanacronismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anakɾoˈnismo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “anacronismo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.anacronismocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “amu” (#61,312), “anclar” (#61,314), “amonestado” (#61,311). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “anacronismo” va en #61,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anacronismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,313 among 7,704 “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

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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list