zaguate
[saˈɣ̞wat̪e]
The verdict
“zaguate” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perro callejero que no tiene raza en particular.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zaguate · zaguate · Spanish
zaguate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zaguate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈɣ̞wat̪e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zaguate” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zaguate is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈɣ̞wat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zaguate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zaguate, spelled Z-A-G-U-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Perro callejero que no tiene raza en particular.
- 2Forma peyorativa de denominar a los perros tanto de raza como callejeros.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.