zafio
[ˈsafjo]
The verdict
“zafio” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zafio · zafio · Spanish
zafio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zafio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈsafjo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zafio” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zafio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈsafjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zafio, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zafio, spelled Z-A-F-I-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos.
- 2Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien zafio₁
- 3Que goza del sufrimiento ajeno.
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.