interfijo
[ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfixo]
The verdict
“interfijo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Referido a un morfo o partícula del idioma: que se intercala al interior de una palabra con efectos fonéticos, sin afectar su significado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-interfijo · interfijo · Spanish
interfijo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | interfijo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfixo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “interfijo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
interfijo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈfixo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Referido a un morfo o partícula del idioma: que se intercala al interior de una palabra con efectos fonéticos, sin afectar su significado.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for interfijo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 interfijo, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-I-J-O.
Definition
- 1Referido a un morfo o partícula del idioma: que se intercala al interior de una palabra con efectos fonéticos, sin afectar su significado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how interfijo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hay una -s- interfija en la palabra "ensanchar", pero no en "enmarcar": -s- es un interfijo que no aftecta el significado de "ensanchar".
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.