marfileño

[maɾfiˈleɲo]

/[maɾfiˈleɲo]/ adj

The verdict

“marfileño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,444 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,444
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hecho de marfil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marfileno · marfileño · Spanish

marfileño · rank #77,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,444
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marchito

Nearest frequency peer: marchito (-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 “marfileño”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marfileño
PropertyValue
Headwordmarfileño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maɾfiˈleɲo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marfileño” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).marfileñocae 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: “marchito” (#77,443), “Manzo” (#77,440), “masacran” (#77,448). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marfileño” va en #77,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marfileño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,444 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [maɾfiˈleɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for marfileño, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is marfileño, spelled M-A-R-F-I-L-E-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hecho de marfil.
  2. 2
    Que recuerda a este material en algún aspecto, especialmente en el color.
  3. 3
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Costa de Marfil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El juego de novia era de raso blanco, pero con el tiempo iba tomando un tono marfileño.
  2. un marfileño que huyó del conflicto en su país y ahora vive en una barriada de Rabat, pregunta: “Este papel no me protege de las expulsiones, ni me permite ir al hospital, ni mandar a mis hijos al colegio.

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 "marfileño"?
"marfileño" is spelled M-A-R-F-I-L-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾfiˈleɲo].
What does "marfileño" mean?
As an adjective, "marfileño" means: Hecho de marfil.
How do you pronounce "marfileño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marfileño" is [maɾfiˈleɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marfileño" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list