ei

[ˈe̞i̯]

/[ˈe̞i̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“ei” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #9,105) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#9,105
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La tercera persona singular del verbo de negación, usado en el indicativo, en el condicional y en el potencial; "no".

Corpus desk

Index ES-ei · ei · Spanish

ei · rank #9,105 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,105
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH ecuación

Nearest frequency peer: ecuación (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ei”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ei” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

ei vs en
50% similar
ei vs él
0% similar
ei vs ex
50% similar

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

Key facts for ei
PropertyValue
Headwordei
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈe̞i̯]
Letters2
Frequency rank#9,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “ei” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).eicae 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 “ecuación” (#9,104), “ejecutado” (#9,106), “dramático” (#9,102). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ei is neighbouring look-alikes ("en", "él", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈe̞i̯]. Frequency #9,105 among 5,243 “E” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ei, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "en", "él", "ex", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ei, spelled E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    La tercera persona singular del verbo de negación, usado en el indicativo, en el condicional y en el potencial; "no".
  2. 2
    La tercera persona singular del verbo de negación; usado con la forma de verbo pasiva connegativa en presente y con el participio pasado pasivo en tiempos pasados (o sea, para construir la voz pasiva en finés); usado en el indicativo, en el condicional y en el potencial; "no".

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hän ei ole suomalainen.
  2. Taloa ei rakenneta.

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 "ei"?
"ei" is spelled E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈe̞i̯].
What does "ei" mean?
As a verb, "ei" means: La tercera persona singular del verbo de negación, usado en el indicativo, en el condicional y en el potencial; "no".
What words are commonly confused with "ei"?
"ei" is commonly confused with "en", "él", "ex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ei" is [ˈe̞i̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ei" come from?
"ei" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list