Anchorage

[ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe]

/[ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe]/ name

The verdict

“Anchorage” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,113 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,113
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es una ciudad de Alaska, Estados Unidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anchorage · Anchorage · Spanish

Anchorage · rank #75,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,113
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ammán

Nearest frequency peer: Ammán (-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 “Anchorage”

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 “Anchorage” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anchorage
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnchorage
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Anchorage” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Anchoragecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Ammán” (#75,112), “andantes” (#75,114), “ambient” (#75,111). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Anchorage” va en #75,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anchorage is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,113 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es una ciudad de Alaska, Estados Unidos.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Anchorage, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Anchorage, spelled A-N-C-H-O-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    es una ciudad de Alaska, Estados Unidos.

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 "Anchorage"?
"Anchorage" is spelled A-N-C-H-O-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe].
What does "Anchorage" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anchorage" means: es una ciudad de Alaska, Estados Unidos.
How do you pronounce "Anchorage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anchorage" is [ãnʲt͡ʃoˈɾaxe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anchorage" come from?
"Anchorage" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list