Zacatecas
[sakaˈt̪ekas]
The verdict
“Zacatecas” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,890
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el norte del territorio. Colinda con Coahuila y Durango al norte, con el norte de Jalisco al occidente, San Luis Potosí al oriente y Jalisco y Aguascalie...
Corpus desk
Index ES-zacatecas · Zacatecas · Spanish
Zacatecas · rank #11,890 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,890
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,985
- PHOTO-FINISH way
Nearest frequency peer: way (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zacatecas”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Vitoria
Vitoria
88,114 corpus weight
- volviera
volviera
88,113 corpus weight
- way
way
88,112 corpus weight
- Zacatecas
Zacatecas
88,111 corpus weight
- élites
élites
88,110 corpus weight
- aceptamos
aceptamos
88,108 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zacatecas” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zacatecas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [sakaˈt̪ekas] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zacatecas” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Zacatecas (IPA [sakaˈt̪ekas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,890 among 5,985 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el norte del territorio. Colinda con Coahuila y Durango al norte, con el norte de Jalisco al occidente, San Luis Potosí al oriente y Jalisco y Aguascalie...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zacatecas, with forms such as "azcatecas", "zaactecas", and "zacaetcas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Zacatecas, spelled Z-A-C-A-T-E-C-A-S.
Definition
- 1Uno de los 32 estados de México, ubicado en el norte del territorio. Colinda con Coahuila y Durango al norte, con el norte de Jalisco al occidente, San Luis Potosí al oriente y Jalisco y Aguascalientes al sur. Su capital es la ciudad de Zacatecas y su gentilicio es zacatecano. Su municipio mas importante es Jerez de García Salinas.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- azcatecas
- zaactecas
- zacaetcas
- zacatceas
- zacateacs
- zacatecass
- zacateccas
- zacatecsa
- zacattecas
- zaccatecas
- zactaecas
- zcaatecas
- zzacatecas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zacatecas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zacatecas", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.