ânsia
Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
ânsia is spelled Â-N-S-I-A (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,653rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ânsia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “anxiety; affliction; anguish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aflição”.
What does ânsia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanxiety; affliction; anguish
- 2
feminineyearning, longing
- 3
feminineclipping of ânsia de vómito
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aflição 2. estertor 3. desejo ardente 4. perturbação causada pela incerteza
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ânsia
- ânsias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ânsia?
- Brazil /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ânsia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ânsia in Portuguese?
ânsia appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).