sapote

/səˈpəʊtiː/

//səˈpəʊtiː// noun

"sapote" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sapote” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sapote · sapote · English

sapote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for sapote
PropertyValue
Headwordsapote
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈpəʊtiː/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sapote” in English

sapotefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sapote is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈpəʊtiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sapote, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote. The correct English form is sapote, spelled S-A-P-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  2. 2
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  3. 3
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  4. 4
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  5. 5
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  6. 6
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  7. 7
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  8. 8
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
  9. 9
    The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Besides, the theater gives him a rush that can only be equaled by, perhaps, the healthy fruiting of a white sapote.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sapote"?
"sapote" is spelled S-A-P-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈpəʊtiː/.
What does "sapote" mean?
As a noun, "sapote" means: The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
How do you pronounce "sapote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sapote" is /səˈpəʊtiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sapote"?
Borrowed from Spanish zapote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *ȼapo-tl. Doublet of chapote. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list