zaga

/[ˈsaɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,606

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

zaga is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte de atrás. Pronounced [ˈsaɣ̞a]. Often confused with zar and zas.

Key facts for zaga
PropertyValue
Headwordzaga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaɣ̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,606
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zaga in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for zaga is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsaɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,606 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for zaga, with forms such as "azga", "zaag", and "zagga". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "zar", "zas", "Zea", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is zaga, spelled Z-A-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de atrás.
  2. 2
    Carga trasera, ubicada en un vehículo.
  3. 3
    Último cuerpo de tropa que se encuentra en marcha.
  4. 4
    Línea trasera o defensiva.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: azga,zaag,zagga,zgaa,zzaga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zaga

Misspelling Variants of "zaga"

azga4zaag4zagga5zgaa4zzaga5
Misspelling Variants of "zaga"

Frequency rank: #28,606 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zaga"?
"zaga" is spelled Z-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaɣ̞a].
What does "zaga" mean?
As a noun, "zaga" means: Parte de atrás.
What words are commonly confused with "zaga"?
"zaga" is commonly confused with "zar", "zas", "Zea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zaga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zaga" is [ˈsaɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zaga" come from?
"zaga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter Z in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.