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enfermo

enfermo is Spanish for ill, sick.

What enfermo means

adj. · #305

ill, sick

Example: Está enfermo desde el lunes.

He has been ill since Monday.

How common is it?

enfermo is ranked #305 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to enfermo — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• feliz — happy
• triste — sad
• cansado — tired
• sano — healthy
• limpio — clean
• sucio — dirty

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22