kéfir
Spanish, noun/ˈkefiɾ/
kéfir is spelled K-É-F-I-R (5 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 145,755th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kéfir is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “kefir (fermented milk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bebida fermentada, preparada a base de leche de oveja, vaca o cabra”.
What does kéfir mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekefir (fermented milk)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bebida fermentada, preparada a base de leche de oveja, vaca o cabra. 2. Granulos utilizados para la preparación del kéfir₁, es una combinación de bacterias probióticas y levaduras en una matriz de proteínas, lípidos y azúcares.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kéfir
- kéfires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kéfir?
- /ˈkefiɾ/
- [ˈke.fiɾ]
- [ˈkefiɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kéfir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kéfir in Spanish?
kéfir appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).