enfermo

[ẽɱˈfeɾmo]

/[ẽɱˈfeɾmo]/ adj

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The verdict

“enfermo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,117
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afectado por algún tipo de quebranto de salud.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enfermo · enfermo · Spanish

enfermo · rank #3,117 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,117
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encargado

Nearest frequency peer: encargado (-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 “enfermo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “enfermo” 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).

enfermo vs entero
71% similar
enfermo vs enterró
57% similar
enfermo vs enfermos
88% similar

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

Key facts for enfermo
PropertyValue
Headwordenfermo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽɱˈfeɾmo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,117
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enfermo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).enfermocae 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 “encargado” (#3,116), “enlaces” (#3,118), “duración” (#3,115). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enfermo” va en #3,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enfermo (IPA [ẽɱˈfeɾmo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,117 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfermo, with forms such as "efnermo", "enefrmo", and "enfemro". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "entero", "enterró", "enfermos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is enfermo, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Afectado por algún tipo de quebranto de salud.
  2. 2
    Dícese de las personas afectadas por algún tipo de trastorno cognitivo o mental.
  3. 3
    Convaleciente de una intervención quirúrgica.
  4. 4
    Depravado, pervertido, aberrado sexual

Antonyms

saludablesano

This word in other languages

sick(English)malade(Français)krank(Deutsch)doente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnermo
  • enefrmo
  • enfemro
  • enfermmo
  • enferom
  • enferrmo
  • enffermo
  • enfremo
  • ennfermo
  • nefermo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfermo - 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.

efnermo2enefrmo2enfemro2enfermmo1enferom2enferrmo1enffermo1enfremo2
Edit distance from "enfermo"

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 "enfermo"?
"enfermo" is spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱˈfeɾmo].
What does "enfermo" mean?
As an adjective, "enfermo" means: Afectado por algún tipo de quebranto de salud.
What words are commonly confused with "enfermo"?
"enfermo" is commonly confused with "entero", "enterró", "enfermos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfermo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfermo" is [ẽɱˈfeɾmo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfermo" come from?
"enfermo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

enlaces#3,118existir#3,119hablaba#3,123hablado#3,124

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cubrir10 variantsitaliano10 variantsbatería10 variantspostura10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list