sapote
/səˈpəʊtiː/
"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 May 6, 2026) - The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sapote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /səˈpəʊtiː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sapote” sits in English frequency
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
- 1The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 2The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 3The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 4The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 5The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 6The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 7The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 8The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
- 9The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the sapodilla.
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.
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Using “sapote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-A-P-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /səˈpəʊtiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.