ántrax

[ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks]

/[ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks]/ noun

The verdict

“ántrax” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,554 among 60 “Á” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,554
frequency rank, Spanish
60
“Á” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tumor inflamatorio, aglomeración de forúnculos o inflamación de un órgano interno causada por una infección de estafilococos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antrax · ántrax · Spanish

ántrax · rank #82,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,554
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 60
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuliano

Nearest frequency peer: zuliano (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ántrax”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ántrax” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ántrax
PropertyValue
Headwordántrax
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ántrax” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ántraxcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “zuliano” (#82,553), “ñato” (#82,555), “zafarrancho” (#82,547). Entre 60 lemas con “Á”, “ántrax” va en #82,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ántrax is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,554 among 60 “Á” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tumor inflamatorio, aglomeración de forúnculos o inflamación de un órgano interno causada por una infección de estafilococos.".

ántrax has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ántrax, spelled Á-N-T-R-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tumor inflamatorio, aglomeración de forúnculos o inflamación de un órgano interno causada por una infección de estafilococos.

This word in other languages

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 "ántrax"?
"ántrax" is spelled Á-N-T-R-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks].
What does "ántrax" mean?
As a noun, "ántrax" means: Tumor inflamatorio, aglomeración de forúnculos o inflamación de un órgano interno causada por una infección de estafilococos.
How do you pronounce "ántrax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ántrax" is [ˈãn̪t̪ɾaks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ántrax" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list