anchova

/ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ/

//ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ// noun

The verdict

“anchova” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,317 among 1,900 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,317
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peixe teleósteo da família dos Carangídeos

Corpus desk

Index PT-anchova · anchova · Portuguese

anchova · rank #79,317 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,317
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH almôndega

Nearest frequency peer: almôndega (-11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “anchova”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “anchova” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anchova
PropertyValue
Headwordanchova
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,317
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “anchova” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).anchovacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “almôndega” (#79,306), “almighty” (#79,304), “arteriosclerose” (#79,333). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anchova” fica em #79,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anchova is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,317 among 1,900 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "peixe teleósteo da família dos Carangídeos".

anchova doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is anchova, spelled A-N-C-H-O-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    peixe teleósteo da família dos Carangídeos

Synonyms

enchovabiqueirão

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anchova"?
"anchova" is spelled A-N-C-H-O-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ/.
What does "anchova" mean?
As a noun, "anchova" means: peixe teleósteo da família dos Carangídeos
How do you pronounce "anchova"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anchova" is /ɐ̃.ˈʃo.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anchova" come from?
"anchova" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list