céfiro
[ˈsefiɾo]
The verdict
“céfiro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poniente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cefiro · céfiro · Spanish
céfiro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | céfiro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsefiɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “céfiro” en español
Rare enough to double-check
céfiro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsefiɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for céfiro in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is céfiro, spelled C-É-F-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1Poniente.
- 2Cualquier viento suave y apacible.
- 3Tela de algodón casi transparente y de colores variados.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how céfiro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Selva nadante, o bien halcón de pino, por sendas de zafir arando espumas, en blancas olas de nevado lino hiladas tiende al céfiro sus plumas: (…)».
«Suave céfiro mecía dulcemente la embarcación y ponía blancos encajes sobre las olas».
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.