efes

[ˈefes]

/[ˈefes]/ noun

The verdict

“efes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,137 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,137
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de efe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-efes · efes · Spanish

efes · rank #95,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,137
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrificado

Nearest frequency peer: electrificado (+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 “efes”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for efes
PropertyValue
Headwordefes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈefes]
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “efes” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.efescae 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: “electrificado” (#95,138), “electroacústica” (#95,139), “eae” (#95,133). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “efes” va en #95,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

efes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,137 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈefes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de efe.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for efes, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 efes, spelled E-F-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de efe.

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 "efes"?
"efes" is spelled E-F-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈefes].
What does "efes" mean?
As a noun, "efes" means: Forma del plural de efe.
How do you pronounce "efes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efes" is [ˈefes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "efes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list