suficiente

[sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]

/[sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“suficiente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#859
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bastante para lo que se necesita o es menester.

Corpus desk

Index ES-suficiente · suficiente · Spanish

suficiente · rank #859 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-CORE #859
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH posición

Nearest frequency peer: posición (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “suficiente”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “suficiente” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suficiente vs suficientes
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suficiente
PropertyValue
Headwordsuficiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters10
Frequency rank#859
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “suficiente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).suficientecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “posición” (#858), “título” (#860), “pone” (#857). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “suficiente” va en #859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around suficiente (IPA [sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #859 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for suficiente, with forms such as "sfuiciente", "ssuficiente", and "sufciiente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suficientes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is suficiente, spelled S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bastante para lo que se necesita o es menester.
  2. 2
    Que sirve o es apropiado para cierto propósito o fin.
  3. 3
    Que habla o actúa como si fuera superior a los demás o como si no necesitara de otros.

Synonyms

completoadecuadoaptocorrectoidóneoautosuficientecreídoengreídoorgullosopedantepresuntuoso

Antonyms

escaso

This word in other languages

sufficient(English)suffisant(Français)ausreichend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sfuiciente
  • ssuficiente
  • sufciiente
  • sufficiente
  • suficciente
  • suficeinte
  • suficienet
  • suficiennte
  • suficientte
  • suficietne
  • suficinete
  • sufiicente
  • sufisiente
  • suifciente
  • usficiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suficiente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sfuiciente2ssuficiente1sufciiente2sufficiente1suficciente1suficeinte2suficienet2suficiennte1
Edit distance from "suficiente"

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 "suficiente"?
"suficiente" is spelled S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "suficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "suficiente" means: Bastante para lo que se necesita o es menester.
What words are commonly confused with "suficiente"?
"suficiente" is commonly confused with "suficientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suficiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suficiente" is [sufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suficiente" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ciudadanos#875principios#879televisión#903cualquiera#804

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

necesidad15 variantsFrancisco15 variantsimposible15 variantssiguientes15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list