Zaragoza

/ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə/

//ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə// name

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"zaragoza" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Zaragoza” is uncommon English (frequency #55,875 among 265 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,875
frequency rank, English
265
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city, the regional capital of Aragon, Spain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-zaragoza · Zaragoza · English

Zaragoza · rank #55,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,875
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 265
  • PHOTO-FINISH zebrafish

Nearest frequency peer: zebrafish (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Zaragoza”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Zaragoza” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zaragoza
PropertyValue
HeadwordZaragoza
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Zaragoza” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Zaragozafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “zebrafish” (#55,876), “yuko” (#55,873), “yuba” (#55,872). Among 265 “Z” headwords, “Zaragoza” is #55,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zaragoza is uncommon English at frequency #55,875 among 265 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Zaragoza doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Zaragoza, from Old Navarro-Aragonese Zaragoza, from Mozarabic, from Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman Emperor Augustus. Doublet of Caesaraugusta. The correct English form is Zaragoza, spelled Z-A-R-A-G-O-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the regional capital of Aragon, Spain.
  2. 2
    A province of Aragon, Spain.
  3. 3
    A town in La Libertad department, El Salvador.
  4. 4
    A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  5. 5
    A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
  6. 6
    A barangay of Bugasong, Antique, Philippines.
  7. 7
    A barangay of Matalom, Leyte, Philippines.
  8. 8
    A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Meronyms: Batitang, Carmen, Concepcion, Del Pilar, General Luna, H. Romero, Macarse, Manaul, Mayamot, Pantoc, San Isidro, San Rafael, San Vicente, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia Old, Santa Lucia Young, Santo Rosario Old, Santo Rosario Young, Valeriana — barangays of Zaragoza

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Zaragoza, from Old Navarro-Aragonese Zaragoza, from Mozarabic, from Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman Emperor Augustus. Doublet of Caesaraugusta.

Synonyms

CaesaraugustaSalduba

This word in other languages

Zaragoza(Español)Saragosse(Français)Saragossa(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zaragoza"?
"Zaragoza" is spelled Z-A-R-A-G-O-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə/.
What does "Zaragoza" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zaragoza" means: A city, the regional capital of Aragon, Spain.
How do you pronounce "Zaragoza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zaragoza" is /ˌsɑɹ.əˈɡoʊ.sə/. 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 "Zaragoza"?
Borrowed from Spanish Zaragoza, from Old Navarro-Aragonese Zaragoza, from Mozarabic, from Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman Emperor Augustus. Doublet of Caesaraugusta. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zaragoza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list