ann

adv

The verdict

“ann” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #10,446) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#10,446
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ahí, allí.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ann · ann · Spanish

ann · rank #10,446 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,446
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amamos

Nearest frequency peer: amamos (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “ann”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “ann” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

ann vs ay
33% similar
ann vs as
33% similar
ann vs at
33% similar

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

Key facts for ann
PropertyValue
Headwordann
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#10,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “ann”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).anncae 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 “amamos” (#10,445), “anular” (#10,447), “Alvarado” (#10,444). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ann” va en #10,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ann is neighbouring look-alikes ("ay", "as", …), not just typos; it is anadverb. Frequency #10,446 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Ahí, allí.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ann in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ay", "as", "at", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ann, spelled A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ahí, allí.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nuair a chuaigh sé giofta eile, chonaic sé chuibhreann talún agus scota mór caorach ann, agus bhí siad ramhar, feolmhar, beathaithe, gidh nach raibh an féar ach go han-lom.

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 "ann"?
"ann" is spelled A-N-N.
What does "ann" mean?
As an adverb, "ann" means: Ahí, allí.
What words are commonly confused with "ann"?
"ann" is commonly confused with "ay", "as", "at". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ann" come from?
"ann" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list