enferma
[ẽɱˈfeɾma]
The verdict
“enferma” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,994 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #4,994
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de enfermo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enferma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ẽɱˈfeɾma] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enferma” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for enferma is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽɱˈfeɾma]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,994 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino singular de enfermo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enferma, with forms such as "efnerma", "enefrma", and "enfemra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "entera", "esfera", "enfría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enferma, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino singular de enfermo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efnerma,enefrma,enfemra,enferam,enfermma,enferrma,enfferma,enfrema,ennferma,neferma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enferma - 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.
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.
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Using “enferma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-F-E-R-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽɱˈfeɾma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “entera” - see the side-by-side comparison. enferma vs entera
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.