Zapotec
"zapotec" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Zapotec” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zapotec |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zapotec” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zapotec is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.".
Zapotec doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”). The correct English form is Zapotec, spelled Z-A-P-O-T-E-C.
Definition
- 1A member of an indigenous people of Mexico, concentrated in the state of Oaxaca and spread into some neighbouring states.
Etymology
From Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl tzapotēcah, plural of tzapotēcatl (“inhabitant of the place of sapote”).
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 “Zapotec”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Z-A-P-O-T-E-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.