answer
/ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/
The verdict
“answer” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,737 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,737
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Respuesta, réplica, contestación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | answer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #41,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “answer” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for answer is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,737 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for answer, with forms such as "annswer", "ansewr", and "ansswer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is answer, spelled A-N-S-W-E-R.
Definition
- 1Respuesta, réplica, contestación.
- 2Solución, respuesta.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: annswer,ansewr,ansswer,answerr,answre,answwer,anwser,asnwer,naswer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of answer - 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 “answer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-S-W-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/ (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.