Ephraim

/ˈifɹəm/

//ˈifɹəm// name

The verdict

“Ephraim” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,335 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,335
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ephraim · Ephraim · Spanish

Ephraim · rank #65,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,335
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eones

Nearest frequency peer: eones (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Ephraim”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Ephraim” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ephraim
PropertyValue
HeadwordEphraim
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈifɹəm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,335
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Ephraim” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Ephraimcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “eones” (#65,334), “esbozado” (#65,337), “envolturas” (#65,332). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “Ephraim” va en #65,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ephraim is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,335 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈifɹəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón.".

Ephraim has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Ephraim, spelled E-P-H-R-A-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.

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 "Ephraim"?
"Ephraim" is spelled E-P-H-R-A-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈifɹəm/.
What does "Ephraim" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ephraim" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
How do you pronounce "Ephraim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ephraim" is /ˈifɹəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ephraim" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list