ánima

Name: ánima, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanima]

/[ˈanima]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ánima” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,498. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,498
frequency rank, Spanish: 60
“Á” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esencia o fuerza inmaterial que mantiene la vida o da el ser.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anima · ánima · Spanish

ánima · rank #47,498 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #47,498
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-MID 60
PHOTO-FINISH zonificación

Nearest frequency peer: zonificación (-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.

wheels

52,507
yoruba

52,505
zonificación

52,504
ánima

52,503
ávidos

52,502
únanse

52,501

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ánima vs arma

40% similar

ánima vs asia

40% similar

ánima vs anna

40% similar

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

Key facts for ánima
Property	Value
Headword	ánima
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈanima]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#47,498
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ánima”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ánimacae aquí:

#47,498

#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 “zonificación” (#47,497), “ávidos” (#47,499), “yoruba” (#47,496). Entre 60 lemas con “Á”, “ánima” va en #47,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ánima (IPA [ˈanima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,498 among 60 “Á” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ánima, with forms such as "náima", "áinma", and "ániam". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arma", "asia", "anna", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ánima, spelled Á-N-I-M-A.

Definition

1
Esencia o fuerza inmaterial que mantiene la vida o da el ser.
2
Alma o entidad que está en el purgatorio.
3
Material u objeto que se pone en el centro de algunas cosas para darles consistencia o solidez.
4
Espacio en el interior del cañón de un arma.
5
En la teoría psicoanalítica de Jung, parte femenina de la psique, basada en arquetipos ancestrales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ánima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Si le gusta pasarse en la cocina, oyendo cuentos de ánimas, allá ella.

Synonyms

almaánima bendita

Antonyms

ánimus

This word in other languages

soul(English)âme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

náima
áinma
ániam
ánimma
ánmia
ánnima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "ánima"

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 "ánima"?

"ánima" is spelled Á-N-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanima].

What does "ánima" mean?

As a noun, "ánima" means: Esencia o fuerza inmaterial que mantiene la vida o da el ser.

What words are commonly confused with "ánima"?

"ánima" is commonly confused with "arma", "asia", "anna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ánima"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ánima" is [ˈanima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ánima" come from?

"ánima" 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 "ánima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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