estupefaciente

[est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e]

/[est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“estupefaciente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,810 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,810
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que produce estupefacción, que causa estupor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estupefaciente · estupefaciente · Spanish

estupefaciente · rank #87,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,810
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estremecido

Nearest frequency peer: estremecido (-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 “estupefaciente”

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 “estupefaciente” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estupefaciente
PropertyValue
Headwordestupefaciente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters14
Frequency rank#87,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estupefaciente” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).estupefacientecae 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: “estremecido” (#87,809), “esvásticas” (#87,812), “estrela” (#87,807). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estupefaciente” va en #87,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estupefaciente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,810 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for estupefaciente in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is estupefaciente, spelled E-S-T-U-P-E-F-A-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que produce estupefacción, que causa estupor.
  2. 2
    Dicho de las sustancias medicinales que provocan sueño o estupor y que, en la mayoría de los casos, hacen perder la sensibilidad al dolor.

Synonyms

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 "estupefaciente"?
"estupefaciente" is spelled E-S-T-U-P-E-F-A-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "estupefaciente" mean?
As an adjective, "estupefaciente" means: Que produce estupefacción, que causa estupor.
How do you pronounce "estupefaciente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estupefaciente" is [est̪upefaˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list