Zapoteke
[sapoˈteːkə]
The verdict
“Zapoteke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger eines indigenen mexikanischen Volks, das im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Oaxaca lebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zapoteke · Zapoteke · German
Zapoteke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zapoteke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sapoˈteːkə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zapoteke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zapoteke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sapoˈteːkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines indigenen mexikanischen Volks, das im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Oaxaca lebt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zapoteke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zapoteke, spelled Z-A-P-O-T-E-K-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger eines indigenen mexikanischen Volks, das im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Oaxaca lebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zapoteke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Außerdem unterwarfen die Conquistadoren von hier aus Nachbarprovinzen wie Centla, Tabasco, die Chinantla sowie Gebiete der Zapoteken im heutigen Bundesstaat Oaxaca.“
„Tote hohen Ranges können aber auch in Grabkammern als Leichname bestattet werden, wie sie uns archäologisch von den Zapoteken und Mixteken bekannt sind.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.