zahareño

[saaˈɾeɲo]

/[saaˈɾeɲo]/ adj

The verdict

“zahareño” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Referido a un pájaro bravo, que resulta muy difícil de domesticar o amansar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zahareno · zahareño · Spanish

zahareño · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for zahareño
PropertyValue
Headwordzahareño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[saaˈɾeɲo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zahareño” en español

zahareñono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zahareño is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [saaˈɾeɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zahareño in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zahareño, spelled Z-A-H-A-R-E-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a un pájaro bravo, que resulta muy difícil de domesticar o amansar.
  2. 2
    Áspero, huraño, intratable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zahareño appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mientras Satán, para distraer su encono/ Aplaudía a aquel pájaro zahareño.
  2. Y, por tener yo tan conocida esta su condición, no puede la aspereza y desdén zahareño de Galatea acabar de derribar mis esperanzas, puesto que yo no espero della otra cosa si no es que se contente de que yo la quiera.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zahareño"?
"zahareño" is spelled Z-A-H-A-R-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saaˈɾeɲo].
What does "zahareño" mean?
As an adjective, "zahareño" means: Referido a un pájaro bravo, que resulta muy difícil de domesticar o amansar.
How do you pronounce "zahareño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zahareño" is [saaˈɾeɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zahareño" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list