anis

/ɐ.ˈniʃ/

//ɐ.ˈniʃ// noun

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The verdict

“anis” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,203
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas com aplicações em farmácia, na culinária e na preparação de algumas bebidas alcoólicas

Corpus desk

Index PT-anis · anis · Portuguese

anis · rank #44,203 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,203
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH Andorra

Nearest frequency peer: Andorra (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “anis”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “anis” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anis vs As
25% similar
anis vs ano
50% similar
anis vs ann
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anis
PropertyValue
Headwordanis
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɐ.ˈniʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,203
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “anis”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Andorra” (#44,202), “aipo” (#44,191), “agridoce” (#44,188). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “anis” fica em #44,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around anis (IPA /ɐ.ˈniʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,203 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for anis, with forms such as "ains", "aniss", and "annis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "As", "ano", "ann", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is anis, spelled A-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas com aplicações em farmácia, na culinária e na preparação de algumas bebidas alcoólicas
  2. 2
    a semente desta planta
  3. 3
    licor preparado com esta planta

Synonyms

erva-doceanisete

This word in other languages

anise(English)anís(Español)m(Français)Anis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ains
  • aniss
  • annis
  • ansi
  • nais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ains2aniss1annis1ansi2nais2
Edit distance from "anis"

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 "anis"?
"anis" is spelled A-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈniʃ/.
What does "anis" mean?
As a noun, "anis" means: planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas com aplicações em farmácia, na culinária e na preparação de algumas bebidas alcoólicas
What words are commonly confused with "anis"?
"anis" is commonly confused with "As", "ano", "ann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anis" is /ɐ.ˈniʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anis" come from?
"anis" 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 "anis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aipo#44,191tune#44,150pomo#44,054nami#44,009

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

dolo5 variantsquite5 variantsruma5 variantsandi5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list