animismo

[aniˈmismo]

/[aniˈmismo]/ noun

The verdict

“animismo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,668 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,668
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Creencia religiosa que ve la existencia de un espíritu o ánima, tras cada ser, cosa o fenómeno natural, atribuyéndoles propiedades divinas o sobrenaturales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-animismo · animismo · Spanish

animismo · rank #92,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anoréxica

Nearest frequency peer: anoréxica (+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 “animismo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “animismo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for animismo
PropertyValue
Headwordanimismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aniˈmismo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “animismo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).animismocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “anoréxica” (#92,669), “anglosajonas” (#92,666), “anestesiado” (#92,665). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “animismo” va en #92,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

animismo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,668 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aniˈmismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for animismo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is animismo, spelled A-N-I-M-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Creencia religiosa que ve la existencia de un espíritu o ánima, tras cada ser, cosa o fenómeno natural, atribuyéndoles propiedades divinas o sobrenaturales.
  2. 2
    Doctrina médica inventada por Georg Ernst Stahl a fines del siglo XVII, con la que se apartó del espíritu científico que admite que el conocimiento humano es incompleto y que está en constante revisión, eliminando la incertidumbre del no saber, mediante el recurso simplista de apelar al "ánima" para explicar todo lo que la ciencia de su época no podía resolver.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "animismo"?
"animismo" is spelled A-N-I-M-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aniˈmismo].
What does "animismo" mean?
As a noun, "animismo" means: Creencia religiosa que ve la existencia de un espíritu o ánima, tras cada ser, cosa o fenómeno natural, atribuyéndoles propiedades divinas o sobrenaturales.
How do you pronounce "animismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animismo" is [aniˈmismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animismo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list