anfibio

[ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]

/[ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]/ adj

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The verdict

“anfibio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,069 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,069
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-anfibio · anfibio · Spanish

anfibio · rank #56,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,069
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anfetaminas

Nearest frequency peer: anfetaminas (-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 “anfibio”

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 “anfibio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anfibio
PropertyValue
Headwordanfibio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “anfibio” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).anfibiocae 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: “anfetaminas” (#56,068), “anaqueles” (#56,066), “ans” (#56,072). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “anfibio” va en #56,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anfibio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,069 among 7,704 “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

  1. 1
    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 adultos asimilan el oxígeno de la atmósfera con los pulmones que han desarrollado para esta etapa de su vida.
  2. 2
    Se dice del vehículo que puede ser usado tanto en la tierra como en el agua.
  3. 3
    Se dice de la tropa militar y de sus implementos y aparatos que pueden emplearse y actuar en tierra, agua y aire.
  4. 4
    Se dice de los vegetales que lo mismo crecen dentro como fuera del agua.

This word in other languages

amphibious(English)amphibie(Français)amphibisch(Deutsch)

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 "anfibio"?
"anfibio" is spelled A-N-F-I-B-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãɱˈfiβ̞jo].
What does "anfibio" mean?
As an adjective, "anfibio" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "anfibio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfibio" is [ãɱˈfiβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfibio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amparar#56,065apropia#56,084atraque#56,100avisaba#56,108

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list