añil
[aˈɲil]
The verdict
“añil” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #61,349 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #61,349
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Color azul muy intenso, próximo al violeta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | añil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈɲil] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #61,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “añil” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for añil is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɲil]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,349 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for añil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is añil, spelled A-Ñ-I-L.
Definition
- 1Color azul muy intenso, próximo al violeta.
- 2(Indigofera tinctoria) Arbusto asiático, de la familia de las fabáceas, cultivado desde la Antigüedad por el pigmento de intenso color azul que se obtiene de la fermentación de sus hojas. Es una planta perenne en climas adecuadas, con hojas pinnadas de color verde intenso e inflorescencias en espiga de vistoso color rosado. Por su capacidad de fijar el nitrógeno en el suelo, se cultiva en rotación con otras plantaciones de interés comercial, y como fuente de tinte natural aún en la actualidad.
- 3Pigmento azul obtenido de esta planta.
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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Using “añil”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-Ñ-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈɲil] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.