Which to use
“ani” is a conjunction and “anis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,349
- “ani” frequency rank
- #44,203
- “anis” frequency rank
- 71552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ani | anis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nem | planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas com aplicações em farmácia, na culinária e na preparação de algumas bebidas alcoólicas |
Letter map: ani vs anis
Shared letters muted; letters that set ani and anis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. ani runs 3 letters (VCV) against anis's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ani and anis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ani is aconjunction and anisanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ani” sits inside “anis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ani is recorded at frequency rank #27,349, classified as aconj. anis is at rank #44,203, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈniʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71552, this pair ranks #3,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ani vs anis
Shared letters: ain. Private to "ani": -. Private to "anis": s.
"ani" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "anis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anis ← ains · aniss · annis · ansi · nais
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ani" and "anis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ani" or "anis"?
What to do next
Pair "ani" vs "anis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ani" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ani" and "anis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs anis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.