anel

//ɐ.ˈnɛɫ// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,037

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

anel is aPortuguesenoun. It means: aro circular feito para segurar algo Pronounced /ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/. It ranks #4,037 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with até and ano.

Key facts for anel
PropertyValue
Headwordanel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,037
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anel in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for anel is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,037 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for anel, with forms such as "aenl", "anell", and "anle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "até", "ano", "are", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is anel, spelled A-N-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aro circular feito para segurar algo
  2. 2
    joia circular usada no dedo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aenl,anell,anle,annel,nael

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anel

Misspelling Variants of "anel"

aenl4anell5anle4annel5nael4
Misspelling Variants of "anel"

Frequency rank: #4,037 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anel"?
"anel" is spelled A-N-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/.
What does "anel" mean?
As a noun, "anel" means: aro circular feito para segurar algo
What words are commonly confused with "anel"?
"anel" is commonly confused with "até", "ano", "are". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anel" is /ɐ.ˈnɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anel" come from?
"anel" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.