ansia
Spanish, noun
ansia is spelled A-N-S-I-A (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,282nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ansia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “anxiety, apprehension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ansía is a different word: “third-person singular present indicative”. With an accent, ansiá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of ansiar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Congoja o fatiga que causa en el cuerpo inquietud o agitación violenta”.
What does ansia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanxiety, apprehension
- 2
feminineeagerness
- 3
femininecraving, hankering
- 4
feminineyearning, longing
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of ansiar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Congoja o fatiga que causa en el cuerpo inquietud o agitación violenta. 2. Angustia o aflicción del ánimo. 3. Anhelo. 4. Tortura o tormento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ansia
- ansias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ansia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ansia in Spanish?
ansia appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).