enfermería
[ẽɱfeɾmeˈɾia]
The verdict
“enfermería” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,110 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,110
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Casa o sala destinada para los enfermos.
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 | enfermería |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽɱfeɾmeˈɾia] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enfermería” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for enfermería is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽɱfeɾmeˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,110 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfermería, with forms such as "efnermería", "enefrmería", and "enfemrería". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "enfermero", "enfermeros", "enfermera", 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 enfermería, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-E-R-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Casa o sala destinada para los enfermos.
- 2Oficio o profesión del enfermero.
- 3El saber o conocimientos del enfermero.
- 4Conjunto de enfermos de un establecimiento sanitario.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efnermería,enefrmería,enfemrería,enferemría,enfermeraí,enfermerría,enfermeíra,enfermmería,enfermreía,enferrmería,enffermería,enfremería,ennfermería,nefermería
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfermería - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Using “enfermería”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-F-E-R-M-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽɱfeɾmeˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enfermero” - see the side-by-side comparison. enfermería vs enfermero
- 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.