morfema

[moɾˈfema]

/[moɾˈfema]/ noun

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The verdict

“morfema” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,301 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,301
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mínimo segmento, en la estructura de las palabras, que tiene significado, sea gramatical o léxico.

Key facts for morfema
PropertyValue
Headwordmorfema
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moɾˈfema]
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,301
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “morfema” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). morfema lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morfema is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,301 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moɾˈfema]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for morfema, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is morfema, spelled M-O-R-F-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mínimo segmento, en la estructura de las palabras, que tiene significado, sea gramatical o léxico.
  2. 2
    Unidad mínima que marca la flexión gramatical en las variantes de una palabra (género, número, tiempo verbal, etc.).

Synonyms

monemagramemamorfema gramaticalmorfema flexivo

This word in other languages

morpheme(English)morphème(Français)Morphem(Deutsch)

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 "morfema"?
"morfema" is spelled M-O-R-F-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [moɾˈfema].
What does "morfema" mean?
As a noun, "morfema" means: Mínimo segmento, en la estructura de las palabras, que tiene significado, sea gramatical o léxico.
How do you pronounce "morfema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morfema" is [moɾˈfema]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morfema" come from?
"morfema" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “morfema”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-F-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [moɾˈfema] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list