eficiente

/[efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,099

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

eficiente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que demuestra la capacidad de lograr un efecto o resultado según se ha establecido con anterioridad. Que actúa con eficiencia. Pronounced [efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. It ranks #5,099 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with eficientes.

Key facts for eficiente
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Headwordeficiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,099
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of eficiente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for eficiente is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,099 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for eficiente, with forms such as "efciiente", "efficiente", and "eficciente". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "eficientes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is eficiente, spelled E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que demuestra la capacidad de lograr un efecto o resultado según se ha establecido con anterioridad. Que actúa con eficiencia.
  2. 2
    Que usa bien los recursos disponibles, sin consumo excesivo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efciiente,efficiente,eficciente,eficeinte,eficienet,eficiennte,eficientte,eficietne,eficinete,efiicente,efisiente,eifciente,feiciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for eficiente

Misspelling Variants of "eficiente"

efciiente9efficiente10eficciente10eficeinte9eficienet9eficiennte10eficientte10eficietne9
Misspelling Variants of "eficiente"

Frequency rank: #5,099 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eficiente"?
"eficiente" is spelled E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "eficiente" mean?
As an adj, "eficiente" means: Que demuestra la capacidad de lograr un efecto o resultado según se ha establecido con anterioridad. Que actúa con eficiencia.
What words are commonly confused with "eficiente"?
"eficiente" is commonly confused with "eficientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eficiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eficiente" is [efiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eficiente" come from?
"eficiente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.