añoranza
[aɲoˈɾãnsa]
The verdict
“añoranza” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,238 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,238
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de añorar, de sentir pena por la ausencia o pérdida de alguien o algo querido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | añoranza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɲoˈɾãnsa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “añoranza” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for añoranza is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɲoˈɾãnsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,238 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acción o efecto de añorar, de sentir pena por la ausencia o pérdida de alguien o algo querido.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for añoranza, with forms such as "aoñranza", "añoarnza", and "añoranaz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is añoranza, spelled A-Ñ-O-R-A-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de añorar, de sentir pena por la ausencia o pérdida de alguien o algo querido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aoñranza,añoarnza,añoranaz,añorannza,añoranzza,añorazna,añornaza,añorranza,añroanza,ñaoranza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of añoranza - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “añoranza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-Ñ-O-R-A-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɲoˈɾãnsa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.