infértil

[ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il]

/[ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il]/ adj

The verdict

“infértil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,245 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,245
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un terreno, que no produce cosecha o fruto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-infertil · infértil · Spanish

infértil · rank #94,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,245
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH infunden

Nearest frequency peer: infunden (-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 “infértil”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infértil
PropertyValue
Headwordinfértil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,245
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “infértil” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.infértilcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “infunden” (#94,244), “ingravidez” (#94,246), “indexadas” (#94,243). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “infértil” va en #94,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infértil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,245 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for infértil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is infértil, spelled I-N-F-É-R-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un terreno, que no produce cosecha o fruto.
  2. 2
    Que no se puede reproducir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how infértil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tal vez seguía en el infierno, la diferencia era que ahora ella me había enseñado a vivir en él. A ver que aún en un lugar tan despiadado se puede ser feliz, a ver que incluso en suelo infértil pueden crecer algunas flores
  2. Y sabíamos que había algunas ovejas que no habían tenido crías que se llamaban las machorras: entonces la machona era para nosotros un símbolo de mujer infértil

Synonyms

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 "infértil"?
"infértil" is spelled I-N-F-É-R-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il].
What does "infértil" mean?
As an adjective, "infértil" means: Dicho de un terreno, que no produce cosecha o fruto.
How do you pronounce "infértil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infértil" is [ĩɱˈfeɾt̪il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infértil" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list