sapodilla
/ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/
"sapodilla" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sapodilla” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sapodilla · sapodilla · English
sapodilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | sapodilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “sapodilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
sapodilla is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsæpəˈdɪlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sapodilla, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl. The correct English form is sapodilla, spelled S-A-P-O-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World tropics.
- 2The edible fruit of this tree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sapodilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They heard the flight of the bats as they attacked the ripe sapodillas at their feet.
Etymology
From Spanish sapodilla, from Nahuatl tzapocuahuitl.
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.