zocalo
zo·ca·lonoun
zocalo is spelled Z-O-C-A-L-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables (zo·ca·lo). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zocalo means “A town square or marketplace, especially in Mexico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zocalo is zocalos.
How many letters and syllables are in zocalo?
| Letters | 6: Z-O-C-A-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: zo·ca·lo |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zocalo?
Zocalo appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zocalo?
Zocalo has 3 syllables, split zo·ca·lo in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zocalo
- zocalos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zocalo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A town square or marketplace, especially in Mexico.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zocalo come from?
From Mexican Spanish zócalo. Doublet of socle and zoccolo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).