anca
[ˈãŋka]
The verdict
“anca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,279 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,279
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las dos partes traseras del animal cuadrúpedo, comprendiendo la parte superior del muslo donde se une con la espalda y el fuerte músculo de las nalgas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-anca · anca · Spanish
anca · rank #68,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,279
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH amontonan
Nearest frequency peer: amontonan (-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 “anca”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- amaño
amaño
31,727 corpus weight
- ambo
ambo
31,725 corpus weight
- ambulatorios
ambulatorios
31,724 corpus weight
- amontonan
amontonan
31,723 corpus weight
- anca
anca
31,722 corpus weight
- angélico
angélico
31,720 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “anca” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈãŋka] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #68,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “anca” en español
Rare enough to double-check
anca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,279 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈãŋka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for anca in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is anca, spelled A-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1Cada una de las dos partes traseras del animal cuadrúpedo, comprendiendo la parte superior del muslo donde se une con la espalda y el fuerte músculo de las nalgas.
- 2Por extensión, nalga o muslo de un ser humano.
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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.
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