efedrina

[efeˈð̞ɾina]

/[efeˈð̞ɾina]/ noun

The verdict

“efedrina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,271 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,271
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amina simpaticomimética obtenida de la efedra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-efedrina · efedrina · Spanish

efedrina · rank #62,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,271
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eduquen

Nearest frequency peer: eduquen (-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 “efedrina”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for efedrina
PropertyValue
Headwordefedrina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[efeˈð̞ɾina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,271
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “efedrina” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).efedrinacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “eduquen” (#62,270), “Egaña” (#62,272), “Egea” (#62,273). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “efedrina” va en #62,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

efedrina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,271 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [efeˈð̞ɾina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amina simpaticomimética obtenida de la efedra.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for efedrina, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is efedrina, spelled E-F-E-D-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amina simpaticomimética obtenida de la efedra.

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 "efedrina"?
"efedrina" is spelled E-F-E-D-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [efeˈð̞ɾina].
What does "efedrina" mean?
As a noun, "efedrina" means: Amina simpaticomimética obtenida de la efedra.
How do you pronounce "efedrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efedrina" is [efeˈð̞ɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "efedrina" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list