ansiar
[ãnˈsjaɾ]
The verdict
“ansiar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentir un deseo intenso o nostálgico por algo; desear algo con ansia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ansiar · ansiar · Spanish
ansiar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ansiar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ãnˈsjaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ansiar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ansiar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ãnˈsjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentir un deseo intenso o nostálgico por algo; desear algo con ansia.".
ansiar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ansiar, spelled A-N-S-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Sentir un deseo intenso o nostálgico por algo; desear algo con ansia.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.