sufí

[suˈfi]

/[suˈfi]/ adj

The verdict

“sufí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,002 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,002
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de quien practica el sufismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sufi · sufí · Spanish

sufí · rank #65,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,002
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sujetadores

Nearest frequency peer: sujetadores (+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 “sufí”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sufí
PropertyValue
Headwordsufí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[suˈfi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sufí” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sufícae 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: “sujetadores” (#65,003), “suegras” (#64,999), “Tamar” (#65,005). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sufí” va en #65,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sufí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,002 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [suˈfi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

sufí doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sufí, spelled S-U-F-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de quien practica el sufismo.
  2. 2
    Dícese de quien ocupa el más alto grado de realización espiritual en el camino iniciático del Islam y del cristianismo.

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 "sufí"?
"sufí" is spelled S-U-F-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈfi].
What does "sufí" mean?
As an adjective, "sufí" means: Dícese de quien practica el sufismo.
How do you pronounce "sufí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sufí" is [suˈfi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sufí" come from?
"sufí" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list