efímero

[eˈfimeɾo]

/[eˈfimeɾo]/ adj

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The verdict

“efímero” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,235. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,235
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que dura un solo día.

Corpus desk

Index ES-efimero · efímero · Spanish

efímero · rank #25,235 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,235
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH ejecutadas

Nearest frequency peer: ejecutadas (+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 “efímero”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “efímero” 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).

efímero vs esmero
71% similar
efímero vs efímera
86% similar
efímero vs efímeras
75% similar

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

Key facts for efímero
PropertyValue
Headwordefímero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eˈfimeɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,235
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “efímero”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ejecutadas” (#25,236), “Edmundo” (#25,233), “electa” (#25,237). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “efímero” va en #25,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around efímero (IPA [eˈfimeɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,235 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for efímero, with forms such as "effímero", "efmíero", and "efíemro". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "esmero", "efímera", "efímeras", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is efímero, spelled E-F-Í-M-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que dura un solo día.
  2. 2
    Que dura poco tiempo.
  3. 3
    Que comienza y acaba rápido, de forma fugaz.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Insecto efímero.
  2. La belleza es cosa efímera.

Synonyms

brevefugazpasajerotransitorio

This word in other languages

ephemeral(English)efêmero(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • effímero
  • efmíero
  • efíemro
  • efímeor
  • efímerro
  • efímmero
  • efímreo
  • eífmero
  • feímero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of efímero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

effímero1efmíero2efíemro2efímeor2efímerro1efímmero1efímreo2eífmero2
Edit distance from "efímero"

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 "efímero"?
"efímero" is spelled E-F-Í-M-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈfimeɾo].
What does "efímero" mean?
As an adjective, "efímero" means: Que dura un solo día.
What words are commonly confused with "efímero"?
"efímero" is commonly confused with "esmero", "efímera", "efímeras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "efímero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "efímero" is [eˈfimeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "efímero" come from?
"efímero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Edmundo#25,233dotados#25,230enfocan#25,244diamond#25,223

Similar misspelling depth

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

demorar9 variantsdebéis9 variantsculpan9 variantsfloral9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list