zafarse

[saˈfaɾse]

/[saˈfaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“zafarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,296 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,296
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zafar (uso pronominal de ...)

Corpus desk

Index ES-zafarse · zafarse · Spanish

zafarse · rank #64,296 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,296
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH émbolo

Nearest frequency peer: émbolo (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “zafarse”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zafarse” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zafarse
PropertyValue
Headwordzafarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈfaɾse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zafarse” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).zafarsecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “émbolo” (#64,297), “yolo” (#64,294), “yacían” (#64,293). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zafarse” va en #64,296. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zafarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,296 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [saˈfaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zafarse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zafarse, spelled Z-A-F-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zafar (uso pronominal de ...)
  2. 2
    Dicho de un mecanismo: hacer juego, salirse del lugar en donde debería estar para funcionar un sistema correctamente.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zafarse"?
"zafarse" is spelled Z-A-F-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈfaɾse].
What does "zafarse" mean?
As a verb, "zafarse" means: Zafar (uso pronominal de ...)
How do you pronounce "zafarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zafarse" is [saˈfaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zafarse" come from?
"zafarse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list