anfibio
[ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]
The verdict
“anfibio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,069 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de los animales vertebrados que viven tanto en el agua como en la tierra. En su etapa juvenil viven sumergidos respirando el oxígeno disuelto en el agua a través de sus branquias; de adulto...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfibio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ãɱˈfiβ̞jo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anfibio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anfibio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,069 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anfibio, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is anfibio, spelled A-N-F-I-B-I-O.
Definition
- 1Se dice de los animales vertebrados que viven tanto en el agua como en la tierra. En su etapa juvenil viven sumergidos respirando el oxígeno disuelto en el agua a través de sus branquias; de adultos asimilan el oxígeno de la atmósfera con los pulmones que han desarrollado para esta etapa de su vida.
- 2Se dice del vehículo que puede ser usado tanto en la tierra como en el agua.
- 3Se dice de la tropa militar y de sus implementos y aparatos que pueden emplearse y actuar en tierra, agua y aire.
- 4Se dice de los vegetales que lo mismo crecen dentro como fuera del agua.
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.
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Using “anfibio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-F-I-B-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãɱˈfiβ̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.