anatomía

[anat̪oˈmia]

/[anat̪oˈmia]/ noun

The verdict

“anatomía” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,519 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#11,519
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciencia de estudio de la disección, su objetivo estudiar número, estructura y situación de las diferentes partes del cuerpo de los animales o de las plantas.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

anatomía vs Antonia
50% similar
anatomía vs anatomy
75% similar
anatomía vs anatómica
67% similar

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

Key facts for anatomía
PropertyValue
Headwordanatomía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anat̪oˈmia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,519
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anatomía” 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). anatomía lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for anatomía is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [anat̪oˈmia]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,519 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anatomía, with forms such as "aantomía", "anaotmía", and "anatmoía". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Antonia", "anatomy", "anatómica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is anatomía, spelled A-N-A-T-O-M-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciencia de estudio de la disección, su objetivo estudiar número, estructura y situación de las diferentes partes del cuerpo de los animales o de las plantas.
  2. 2
    Ciencia que estudia la forma y estructura externa e interna de los seres vivos.
  3. 3
    Estudio de la forma y estructura del cuerpo humano.

Synonyms

anatomía humana

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aantomía,anaotmía,anatmoía,anatomaí,anatommía,anatoíma,anattomía,annatomía,antaomía,naatomía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anatomía - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aantomía2anaotmía2anatmoía2anatomaí2anatommía1anatoíma2anattomía1annatomía1
Edit distance from "anatomía"

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 "anatomía"?
"anatomía" is spelled A-N-A-T-O-M-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [anat̪oˈmia].
What does "anatomía" mean?
As a noun, "anatomía" means: Ciencia de estudio de la disección, su objetivo estudiar número, estructura y situación de las diferentes partes del cuerpo de los animales o de las plantas.
What words are commonly confused with "anatomía"?
"anatomía" is commonly confused with "Antonia", "anatomy", "anatómica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anatomía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anatomía" is [anat̪oˈmia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anatomía" come from?
"anatomía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “anatomía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-A-T-O-M-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [anat̪oˈmia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Antonia” - see the side-by-side comparison. anatomía vs Antonia
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list