eficiente
/i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/
The verdict
“eficiente” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,189 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,189
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eficiente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eficiente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for eficiente is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,189 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1que atinge seu objetivo ou meta no melhor tempo e com maior qualidade possível
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.
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"?
What does "eficiente" mean?
What are common misspellings of "eficiente"?
How do you pronounce "eficiente"?
What language does "eficiente" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “eficiente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /i.fi.ˈsjẽ.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.