zafo
Spanish, preposition
zafo is spelled Z-A-F-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 77,962nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zafo is a Spanish preposition meaning “besides, except, with the exception of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of zafar. With an accent, zafó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of zafar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “A excepción de”.
What does zafo mean in English?
preposition
- 1
besides, except, with the exception of
adjective
- 1
loose
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of zafar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of zafar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Libre y desembarazado. 2. Libre y sin daño. 3. Que no está fijo.
preposition: 1. A excepción de.
interjection: 1. Usada para desligarse de una responsabilidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zafo
- zafa feminine
- zafos masculine plural
- zafas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is zafo in Spanish?
zafo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).