adefesio

[að̞eˈfesjo]

/[að̞eˈfesjo]/ noun

The verdict

“adefesio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,032 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,032
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individuo, objeto o cosa ridícula y fea.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adefesio · adefesio · Spanish

adefesio · rank #76,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,032
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adentran

Nearest frequency peer: adentran (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “adefesio”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “adefesio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adefesio
PropertyValue
Headwordadefesio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[að̞eˈfesjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “adefesio” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).adefesiocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “adentran” (#76,033), “adapto” (#76,030), “adiestrado” (#76,034). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adefesio” va en #76,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adefesio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,032 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [að̞eˈfesjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for adefesio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is adefesio, spelled A-D-E-F-E-S-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individuo, objeto o cosa ridícula y fea.
  2. 2
    Discurso disparatado, propósitos absurdos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adefesio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lo que sí empieza a sorprenderme es el descuido y plena seguridad de mi padre. Perdone usted, pídale a Dios que perdone mi orgullo; de vez en cuando me pica y enoja la tal seguridad. Pues qué, me digo, ¿soy tan adefesio para que mi padre no tema que, a pesar de mi supuesta santidad, o por mi misma supuesta santidad, no pueda yo enamorar, sin querer, a Pep…

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adefesio"?
"adefesio" is spelled A-D-E-F-E-S-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞eˈfesjo].
What does "adefesio" mean?
As a noun, "adefesio" means: Individuo, objeto o cosa ridícula y fea.
How do you pronounce "adefesio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adefesio" is [að̞eˈfesjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adefesio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list