nefario
[neˈfaɾjo]
The verdict
“nefario” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremadamente malvado, falto de piedad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nefario · nefario · Spanish
nefario · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nefario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [neˈfaɾjo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “nefario” en español
Rare enough to double-check
nefario is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [neˈfaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extremadamente malvado, falto de piedad.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nefario, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is nefario, spelled N-E-F-A-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Extremadamente malvado, falto de piedad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how nefario appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Homero, Hesíodo atribuyeron a los dioses todo lo que entre humanos es reprensible y sin decoro; y contaron sus lances nefarios infinitos: robar, adulterar y el recíproco engaño.
Synonyms
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.