efímera

/[eˈfimeɾa]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,181

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

efímera is aSpanishnoun. It 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... Pronounced [eˈfimeɾa]. Often confused with efímero and enumera.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for efímera is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈfimeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,181 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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", 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 efímera, spelled E-F-Í-M-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: effímera,efmíera,efíemra,efímear,efímerra,efímmera,efímrea,eífmera,feímera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for efímera

Misspelling Variants of "efímera"

effímera8efmíera7efíemra7efímear7efímerra8efímmera8efímrea7eífmera7
Misspelling Variants of "efímera"

Frequency rank: #29,181 in Spanish

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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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.