efímera

[eˈfimeɾa]

/[eˈfimeɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“efímera” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,181
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (orden Ephemeroptera) Cualquiera de unas 2500 especies de insectos pterigotos, característicos por su complejo ciclo vital. Pasan la mayor parte de su vida en forma de ninfa, de hábito acuático, mu...

Corpus desk

Index ES-efimera · efímera · Spanish

efímera · rank #29,181 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,181
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH edema

Nearest frequency peer: edema (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “efímera”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “efímera” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

efímera vs efímero
86% similar
efímera vs enumera
71% similar
efímera vs efímeras
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for efímera
PropertyValue
Headwordefímera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈfimeɾa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,181
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “efímera”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).efímeracae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “edema” (#29,180), “elegibles” (#29,183), “décimas” (#29,178). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “efímera” va en #29,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around efímera (IPA [eˈfimeɾa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,181 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for efímera, with forms such as "effímera", "efmíera", and "efíemra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "efímero", "enumera", "efímeras", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is efímera, spelled E-F-Í-M-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (orden Ephemeroptera) Cualquiera de unas 2500 especies de insectos pterigotos, característicos por su complejo ciclo vital. Pasan la mayor parte de su vida en forma de ninfa, de hábito acuático, mudando repetidamente hasta alcanzar la forma madura de imago alada; la mayoría de las especies sólo vive unas pocas horas en esta forma, muriendo poco después de la reproducción.
  2. 2
    Fiebre repentina y pasajera, que se diagnosticaba antiguamente como debida a la fatiga.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how efímera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Encontraron que al reducir del 10 al 60% en la riqueza de las especies, al utilizar la densidad de la población de una especie de efímera (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) y la diversidad de especies, como caracterizadoras del impacto.
  2. —Pues desengáñelo Vuesa Merced, que ésta no es efímera, sino otra fiebre y muy vellaca; tanto digo, que no se levantará della, sy no es para el hoyo.

Synonyms

cachipollaefémera

This word in other languages

mayfly(English)éphémère(Français)Eintagsfliege(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • effímera
  • efmíera
  • efíemra
  • efímear
  • efímerra
  • efímmera
  • efímrea
  • eífmera
  • feímera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of efímera - 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.

effímera1efmíera2efíemra2efímear2efímerra1efímmera1efímrea2eífmera2
Edit distance from "efímera"

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 "efímera"?
"efímera" is spelled E-F-Í-M-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈfimeɾa].
What does "efímera" mean?
As a noun, "efímera" means: (orden Ephemeroptera) Cualquiera de unas 2500 especies de insectos pterigotos, característicos por su complejo ciclo vital. Pasan la mayor parte de su vida en forma de ninfa, de hábito acuático, mu...
What words are commonly confused with "efímera"?
"efímera" is commonly confused with "efímero", "enumera", "efímeras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "efímera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efímera" is [eˈfimeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "efímera" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

décimas#29,178duplica#29,177femenil#29,212demoler#29,149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dudaba9 variantsfirmen9 variantsfundir9 variantscrearía9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list