anhela

[ãnˈela]

/[ãnˈela]/ verb

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The verdict

“anhela” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,199. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,199
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de anhelar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anhela · anhela · Spanish

anhela · rank #31,199 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,199
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH angry

Nearest frequency peer: angry (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “anhela”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “anhela” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anhela vs anula
67% similar
anhela vs apela
67% similar
anhela vs antena
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anhela
PropertyValue
Headwordanhela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ãnˈela]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,199
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “anhela”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.anhelacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “angry” (#31,198), “antebrazo” (#31,200), “analógico” (#31,197). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “anhela” va en #31,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around anhela (IPA [ãnˈela]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,199 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for anhela, with forms such as "ahnela", "anehla", and "anheal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "anula", "apela", "antena", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is anhela, spelled A-N-H-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de anhelar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de anhelar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnela
  • anehla
  • anheal
  • anhella
  • anhhela
  • anhlea
  • annhela
  • nahela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anhela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahnela2anehla2anheal2anhella1anhhela1anhlea2annhela1nahela2
Edit distance from "anhela"

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 "anhela"?
"anhela" is spelled A-N-H-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnˈela].
What does "anhela" mean?
As a verb, "anhela" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de anhelar.
What words are commonly confused with "anhela"?
"anhela" is commonly confused with "anula", "apela", "antena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anhela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anhela" is [ãnˈela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anhela" come from?
"anhela" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apretó#31,204asador#31,212asista#31,213acosté#31,181

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

angry8 variantsBerna8 variantsbesan8 variantsZepeda8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list