anchar

[ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]

/[ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“anchar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer más grande la anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacer más ancho.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anchar · anchar · Spanish

anchar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for anchar
PropertyValue
Headwordanchar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “anchar” en español

ancharqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anchar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer más grande la anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacer más ancho.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anchar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is anchar, spelled A-N-C-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer más grande la anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacer más ancho.

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Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anchar"?
"anchar" is spelled A-N-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "anchar" mean?
As a verb, "anchar" means: Hacer más grande la anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacer más ancho.
How do you pronounce "anchar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anchar" is [ãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anchar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list