esfumarse

[esfuˈmaɾse]

/[esfuˈmaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“esfumarse” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #95,177 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#95,177
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Referido a un cuerpo, especialmente el gaseoso, disipar, difundir, disolver, difuminar, diseminar, esparcir o disgregar sus partículas en otro.

Key facts for esfumarse
PropertyValue
Headwordesfumarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esfuˈmaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,177
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esfumarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esfumarse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for esfumarse is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esfuˈmaɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,177 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

esfumarse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 esfumarse, spelled E-S-F-U-M-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a un cuerpo, especialmente el gaseoso, disipar, difundir, disolver, difuminar, diseminar, esparcir o disgregar sus partículas en otro.
  2. 2
    Irse o desaparecer de un lugar de modo rápido, con disimulo o sin ser notado.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un sueño o una idea, perecer, dejar de existir.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "esfumarse"?
"esfumarse" is spelled E-S-F-U-M-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [esfuˈmaɾse].
What does "esfumarse" mean?
As a verb, "esfumarse" means: Referido a un cuerpo, especialmente el gaseoso, disipar, difundir, disolver, difuminar, diseminar, esparcir o disgregar sus partículas en otro.
How do you pronounce "esfumarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esfumarse" is [esfuˈmaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esfumarse" come from?
"esfumarse" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “esfumarse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-F-U-M-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [esfuˈmaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list