eficiente

/i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/

//i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“eficiente” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,189
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível

Corpus desk

Index PT-eficiente · eficiente · Portuguese

eficiente · rank #5,189 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,189
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH du

Nearest frequency peer: du (-2 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “eficiente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “eficiente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eficiente
PropertyValue
Headwordeficiente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,189
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “eficiente”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.eficientecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “du” (#5,187), “entendimento” (#5,191), “diária” (#5,185). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “eficiente” fica em #5,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around eficiente (IPA /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,189 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for eficiente, with forms such as "efciiente", "efficiente", and "eficciente". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is eficiente, spelled E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how eficiente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Um foi mais eficiente que outro.

Synonyms

eficaz

Antonyms

ineficiente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efciiente
  • efficiente
  • eficciente
  • eficeinte
  • eficienet
  • eficiennte
  • eficientte
  • eficietne
  • eficinete
  • efiicente
  • eifciente
  • feiciente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eficiente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efciiente2efficiente1eficciente1eficeinte2eficienet2eficiennte1eficientte1eficietne2
Edit distance from "eficiente"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eficiente"?
"eficiente" is spelled E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/.
What does "eficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "eficiente" means: que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível
What are common misspellings of "eficiente"?
Common misspellings include "efciiente", "efficiente", "eficciente", "eficeinte", "eficienet". The correct spelling is "eficiente".
How do you pronounce "eficiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eficiente" is /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eficiente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list