answer

/ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/

//ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)// noun

The verdict

“answer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,737
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Respuesta, réplica, contestación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-answer · answer · Spanish

answer · rank #41,737 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,737
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansiado

Nearest frequency peer: ansiado (-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 “answer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “answer” 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
Key facts for answer
PropertyValue
Headwordanswer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,737
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “answer”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ansiado” (#41,736), “Andújar” (#41,734), “aromático” (#41,740). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “answer” va en #41,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around answer (IPA /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,737 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Respuesta, réplica, contestación.
  2. 2
    Solución, respuesta.

Synonyms

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.

annswer1ansewr2ansswer1answerr1answre2answwer1anwser2asnwer2
Edit distance from "answer"

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 "answer"?
"answer" is spelled A-N-S-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/.
What does "answer" mean?
As a noun, "answer" means: Respuesta, réplica, contestación.
What are common misspellings of "answer"?
Common misspellings include "annswer", "ansewr", "ansswer", "answerr", "answre". The correct spelling is "answer".
How do you pronounce "answer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "answer" is /ˈɑːn.sə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "answer" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list