silfo

[ˈsilfo]

/[ˈsilfo]/ noun

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The verdict

“silfo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En diversas mitologías, espíritu elemental del aire.

Corpus desk

Index ES-silfo · silfo · Spanish

silfo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for silfo
PropertyValue
Headwordsilfo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsilfo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “silfo” sits in Spanish frequency

silfo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

silfo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsilfo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En diversas mitologías, espíritu elemental del aire.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for silfo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is silfo, spelled S-I-L-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    En diversas mitologías, espíritu elemental del aire.

Synonyms

sílfide

This word in other languages

sylph(English)sylphe(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "silfo"?
"silfo" is spelled S-I-L-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsilfo].
What does "silfo" mean?
As a noun, "silfo" means: En diversas mitologías, espíritu elemental del aire.
How do you pronounce "silfo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silfo" is [ˈsilfo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silfo" come from?
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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