efectivo
Spanish, noun/efeɡˈtibo/
efectivo is spelled E-F-E-C-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,342nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Efectivo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dinero en papel o metálico”.
What does efectivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
real, true
- 2
effective
noun
- 1
masculinecash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions)
- 2
masculine(in the plural) forces
El ejército busca aumentar sus efectivos militares en 35,000 personas.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que produce efectos reales.
noun: 1. Dinero en papel o metálico. 2. Personal de una unidad administrativa o militar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of efectivo
- efectiva feminine
- efectivos masculine plural
- efectivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce efectivo?
- /efeɡˈtibo/
- [e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [efekˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to efectivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is efectivo in Spanish?
efectivo appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).