ánfora
[ˈãɱfoɾa]
The verdict
“ánfora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,612 among 60 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,612
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 60
- “Á” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija de cuello angosto con dos asas, útil para almacenar y transportar líquidos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-anfora · ánfora · Spanish
ánfora · rank #66,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,612
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 60
- PHOTO-FINISH ábaco
Nearest frequency peer: ábaco (-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 “ánfora”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- zapateros
zapateros
33,396 corpus weight
- Zenobia
Zenobia
33,395 corpus weight
- zodiacal
zodiacal
33,393 corpus weight
- ábaco
ábaco
33,390 corpus weight
- ánfora
ánfora
33,389 corpus weight
- áureo
áureo
33,388 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ánfora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ánfora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈãɱfoɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ánfora” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ánfora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,612 among 60 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈãɱfoɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vasija de cuello angosto con dos asas, útil para almacenar y transportar líquidos.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ánfora in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ánfora, spelled Á-N-F-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Vasija de cuello angosto con dos asas, útil para almacenar y transportar líquidos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ánfora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Y allí bajaron cuatro Gigantes que en ánforas de barro traían las mieles de las flores».
This word in other languages
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.
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