anómalo

[aˈnomalo]

/[aˈnomalo]/ adj

The verdict

“anómalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,541 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,541
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inconsistente con el orden normal de las cosas. anormal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-anomalo · anómalo · Spanish

anómalo · rank #57,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,541
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aparador

Nearest frequency peer: aparador (+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 “anómalo”

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 “anómalo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anómalo
PropertyValue
Headwordanómalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈnomalo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “anómalo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.anómalocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aparador” (#57,542), “aporto” (#57,544), “anonadado” (#57,537). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “anómalo” va en #57,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anómalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,541 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈnomalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for anómalo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is anómalo, spelled A-N-Ó-M-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inconsistente con el orden normal de las cosas. anormal.
  2. 2
    Que no es común o frecuente.

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 "anómalo"?
"anómalo" is spelled A-N-Ó-M-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈnomalo].
What does "anómalo" mean?
As an adjective, "anómalo" means: Inconsistente con el orden normal de las cosas. anormal.
How do you pronounce "anómalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anómalo" is [aˈnomalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list