zaguán
[saˈɣ̞wãn]
The verdict
“zaguán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,797 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,797
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antecámara o zona cubierta que da entrada a la vivienda y que posee la puerta que da a la calle.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zaguan · zaguán · Spanish
zaguán · rank #65,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,797
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH yermo
Nearest frequency peer: yermo (-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 “zaguán”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- vándalo
vándalo
34,208 corpus weight
- yermo
yermo
34,205 corpus weight
- zaguán
zaguán
34,204 corpus weight
- zapote
zapote
34,203 corpus weight
- zapoteca
zapoteca
34,202 corpus weight
- zia
zia
34,201 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zaguán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zaguán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈɣ̞wãn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zaguán” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zaguán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,797 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈɣ̞wãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Antecámara o zona cubierta que da entrada a la vivienda y que posee la puerta que da a la calle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zaguán, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is zaguán, spelled Z-A-G-U-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Antecámara o zona cubierta que da entrada a la vivienda y que posee la puerta que da a la calle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zaguán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El zaguán es ancho con escalera al fondo y con su farolón; un banco de roble invita a sentarse y meditar.
Está un momento inmóvil, y con arranque en él inusitado, traspone la puerta y penetra en el zaguán.
This word in other languages
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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