anfisbena
[ãɱfisˈβ̞ena]
The verdict
“anfisbena” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seripiente mítica con dos cabezas, una en donde normalmente iría la cola.
Corpus desk
Index ES-anfisbena · anfisbena · Spanish
anfisbena · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfisbena |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãɱfisˈβ̞ena] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “anfisbena” en español
Rare enough to double-check
anfisbena is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãɱfisˈβ̞ena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anfisbena, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is anfisbena, spelled A-N-F-I-S-B-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1Seripiente mítica con dos cabezas, una en donde normalmente iría la cola.
- 2Cualquiera de los reptiles del orden Amphisbaenia, similar a las culebras pero más pequeñas.
Synonyms
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.