ánodo

[ˈanoð̞o]

/[ˈanoð̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“ánodo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,393 among 60 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,393
frequency rank, Spanish
60
“Á” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Electrodo en el que se produce una reacción de oxidación, mediante la cual un material, al perder electrones, incrementa su estado de oxidación. Vinculado con el polo positivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anodo · ánodo · Spanish

ánodo · rank #85,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,393
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 60
  • PHOTO-FINISH zoilo

Nearest frequency peer: zoilo (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ánodo”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ánodo” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for ánodo
PropertyValue
Headwordánodo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanoð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#85,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ánodo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ánodo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ánodo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,393 among 60 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanoð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ánodo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ánodo, spelled Á-N-O-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Electrodo en el que se produce una reacción de oxidación, mediante la cual un material, al perder electrones, incrementa su estado de oxidación. Vinculado con el polo positivo.
  2. 2
    En un diodo, terminal conectado a la región con dopaje tipo P, donde predominan las impurezas aceptantes. Suele ser el terminal que se polariza positivamente, es decir, por donde ingresa la corriente en sentido convencional.
  3. 3
    Barra de metal (generalmente de magnesio, aluminio o titanio) que se instala dentro del termotanque para protegerlo de la corrosión causada por el agua, especialmente por aquella que contiene cal o es ácida.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ánodo"?
"ánodo" is spelled Á-N-O-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanoð̞o].
What does "ánodo" mean?
As a noun, "ánodo" means: Electrodo en el que se produce una reacción de oxidación, mediante la cual un material, al perder electrones, incrementa su estado de oxidación. Vinculado con el polo positivo.
How do you pronounce "ánodo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ánodo" is [ˈanoð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ánodo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zoilo#85,392Vilca#85,366Veles#85,358agito#85,433
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list