-anza
Spanish, suffix/ˈanθa/
-anza is spelled A-N-Z-A (4 letters). -anza is a Spanish feminine suffix meaning “-ance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma sustantivos a partir de verbos, con el significado de "acción o efecto"”.
What does -anza mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-ance
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Forma sustantivos a partir de verbos, con el significado de "acción o efecto". 2. Forma sustantivos con el significado de "cualidad", "agente" o "medio".
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -anza?
- /ˈanθa/
- [ˈãn̟.θa]
- /ˈansa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.