zafiro
[saˈfiɾo]
The verdict
“zafiro” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,881
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gema de color azul, compuesta principalmente de óxido de aluminio (Al₂O₃), con rastros de óxidos de hierro y de titanio, siendo éste el que le da su color característico. Cristaliza en el sistema m...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zafiro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈfiɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #36,881 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zafiro” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around zafiro (IPA [saˈfiɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,881 among 5,985 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gema de color azul, compuesta principalmente de óxido de aluminio (Al₂O₃), con rastros de óxidos de hierro y de titanio, siendo éste el que le da su color característico. Cristaliza en el sistema m...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zafiro, with forms such as "azfiro", "zaffiro", and "zafior". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "zafra", "Zaire", "zafar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zafiro, spelled Z-A-F-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1Gema de color azul, compuesta principalmente de óxido de aluminio (Al₂O₃), con rastros de óxidos de hierro y de titanio, siendo éste el que le da su color característico. Cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico y en el hexagonal.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- azfiro
- zaffiro
- zafior
- zafirro
- zafrio
- zaifro
- zfairo
- zzafiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zafiro - 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.
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Using “zafiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-F-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saˈfiɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zafra” - see the side-by-side comparison. zafiro vs zafra
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.