ansiedad

[ãnsjeˈð̞að̞]

/[ãnsjeˈð̞að̞]/ noun

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The verdict

“ansiedad” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,476. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,476
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado de agitación o inquietud del ánimo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ansiedad · ansiedad · Spanish

ansiedad · rank #4,476 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,476
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agregar

Nearest frequency peer: agregar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ansiedad”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ansiedad” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ansiedad vs ansiada
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ansiedad
PropertyValue
Headwordansiedad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãnsjeˈð̞að̞]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,476
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ansiedad”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ansiedadcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agregar” (#4,475), “asesinatos” (#4,477), “admitir” (#4,474). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ansiedad” va en #4,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ansiedad (IPA [ãnsjeˈð̞að̞]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,476 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ansiedad, with forms such as "anciedad", "anisedad", and "annsiedad". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ansiada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ansiedad, spelled A-N-S-I-E-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado de agitación o inquietud del ánimo.
  2. 2
    Angustia que acompaña a muchas enfermedades, especialmente a ciertas clases de neurosis.

This word in other languages

anxiety(English)anxiété(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anciedad
  • anisedad
  • annsiedad
  • anseidad
  • ansidead
  • ansieadd
  • ansiedadd
  • ansiedda
  • ansieddad
  • anssiedad
  • asniedad
  • nasiedad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ansiedad - 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.

anciedad1anisedad2annsiedad1anseidad2ansidead2ansieadd2ansiedadd1ansiedda2
Edit distance from "ansiedad"

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 "ansiedad"?
"ansiedad" is spelled A-N-S-I-E-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ãnsjeˈð̞að̞].
What does "ansiedad" mean?
As a noun, "ansiedad" means: Estado de agitación o inquietud del ánimo.
What words are commonly confused with "ansiedad"?
"ansiedad" is commonly confused with "ansiada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ansiedad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ansiedad" is [ãnsjeˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ansiedad" come from?
"ansiedad" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

asesinos#4,478criticar#4,492cuarenta#4,493cubierto#4,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

depósito12 variantsdisculpa12 variantsherencia12 variantsmagnitud12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list