sefardí

[sefaɾˈð̞i]

/[sefaɾˈð̞i]/ adj

The verdict

“sefardí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,427 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,427
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Judío de la península ibérica (expulsado de España por los reyes católicos en 1492).

Corpus desk

Index ES-sefardi · sefardí · Spanish

sefardí · rank #71,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,427
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH seductoras

Nearest frequency peer: seductoras (-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 “sefardí”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sefardí
PropertyValue
Headwordsefardí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sefaɾˈð̞i]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sefardí” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sefardícae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “seductoras” (#71,426), “sell” (#71,428), “sargazo” (#71,425). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sefardí” va en #71,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sefardí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,427 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [sefaɾˈð̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sefardí, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is sefardí, spelled S-E-F-A-R-D-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Judío de la península ibérica (expulsado de España por los reyes católicos en 1492).
  2. 2
    Todos aquellos judíos de origen distinto al askenazí (judíos de origen alemán, ruso o centroeuropeo) entonces de origen árabe, de Persia, Armenia, Georgia, Yemen e incluso India, que no guardan ningún vínculo con la cultura hispánica que distingue a los sefardíes.

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 "sefardí"?
"sefardí" is spelled S-E-F-A-R-D-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [sefaɾˈð̞i].
What does "sefardí" mean?
As an adjective, "sefardí" means: Judío de la península ibérica (expulsado de España por los reyes católicos en 1492).
How do you pronounce "sefardí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sefardí" is [sefaɾˈð̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list