aña
/a.'ɲa/
The verdict
“aña” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diabo, demónio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aña |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /a.'ɲa/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aña” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for aña is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /a.'ɲa/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "diabo, demónio.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aña in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is aña, spelled A-Ñ-A.
Definition
- 1diabo, demónio.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aña”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-Ñ-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /a.'ɲa/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.