inferior
[ĩɱfeˈɾjoɾ]
The verdict
“inferior” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,400 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,400
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Grado comparativo irregular de bajo.
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 | inferior |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩɱfeˈɾjoɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inferior” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for inferior is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱfeˈɾjoɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,400 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Grado comparativo irregular de bajo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for inferior, with forms such as "ifnerior", "inefrior", and "infeiror". 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, "ingerir", "inferir", "interior", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is inferior, spelled I-N-F-E-R-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1Grado comparativo irregular de bajo.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ifnerior,inefrior,infeiror,inferiorr,inferiro,inferoir,inferrior,infferior,infreior,innferior,niferior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inferior - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “inferior”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-F-E-R-I-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩɱfeˈɾjoɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ingerir” - see the side-by-side comparison. inferior vs ingerir
- 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.