efectivo
[efekˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“efectivo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,339 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,339
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que produce efectos reales.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | efectivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [efekˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “efectivo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for efectivo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [efekˈt̪iβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,339 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que produce efectos reales.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for efectivo, with forms such as "eefctivo", "efcetivo", and "efecctivo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "efecto", "ejecutivo", "efectivos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 efectivo, spelled E-F-E-C-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Que produce efectos reales.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eefctivo,efcetivo,efecctivo,efecitvo,efectibo,efectiov,efectivvo,efecttivo,efectvio,efetcivo,effectivo,feectivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of efectivo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “efectivo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-F-E-C-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [efekˈt̪iβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “efecto” - see the side-by-side comparison. efectivo vs efecto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.