anchos

/[ˈãnʲt͡ʃos]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,725

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

anchos is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de ancho. Pronounced [ˈãnʲt͡ʃos]. Often confused with años and Arcos.

Key facts for anchos
PropertyValue
Headwordanchos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈãnʲt͡ʃos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,725
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anchos in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for anchos is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈãnʲt͡ʃos]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,725 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de ancho.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for anchos, with forms such as "acnhos", "ancchos", and "anchhos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "años", "Arcos", "ánimos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is anchos, spelled A-N-C-H-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de ancho.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnhos,ancchos,anchhos,anchoss,anchso,ancohs,anhcos,annchos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anchos

Misspelling Variants of "anchos"

acnhos6ancchos7anchhos7anchoss7anchso6ancohs6anhcos6annchos7
Misspelling Variants of "anchos"

Frequency rank: #24,725 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anchos"?
"anchos" is spelled A-N-C-H-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈãnʲt͡ʃos].
What does "anchos" mean?
As an adj, "anchos" means: Forma del plural de ancho.
What words are commonly confused with "anchos"?
"anchos" is commonly confused with "años", "Arcos", "ánimos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anchos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anchos" is [ˈãnʲt͡ʃos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anchos" come from?
"anchos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.