anclas

/[ˈãŋklas]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,044

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

anclas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de ancla. Pronounced [ˈãŋklas]. Often confused with andas and Atlas.

Key facts for anclas
PropertyValue
Headwordanclas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈãŋklas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,044
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for anclas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈãŋklas]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,044 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 ancla.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for anclas, with forms such as "acnlas", "ancals", and "ancclas". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "andas", "Atlas", "aulas", 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 anclas, spelled A-N-C-L-A-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 ancla.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acnlas,ancals,ancclas,anclass,ancllas,anclsa,anlcas,annclas,naclas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anclas

Misspelling Variants of "anclas"

acnlas6ancals6ancclas7anclass7ancllas7anclsa6anlcas6annclas7
Misspelling Variants of "anclas"

Frequency rank: #39,044 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anclas"?
"anclas" is spelled A-N-C-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈãŋklas].
What does "anclas" mean?
As a noun, "anclas" means: Forma del plural de ancla.
What words are commonly confused with "anclas"?
"anclas" is commonly confused with "andas", "Atlas", "aulas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anclas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anclas" is [ˈãŋklas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anclas" come from?
"anclas" 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.