zalamero
[salaˈmeɾo]
The verdict
“zalamero” 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) - Dado a hacer zalamas; alguien que adula a una persona de forma excesiva, generalmente para conseguir algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zalamero · zalamero · Spanish
zalamero · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zalamero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [salaˈmeɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zalamero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zalamero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [salaˈmeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dado a hacer zalamas; alguien que adula a una persona de forma excesiva, generalmente para conseguir algo.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zalamero, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 zalamero, spelled Z-A-L-A-M-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Dado a hacer zalamas; alguien que adula a una persona de forma excesiva, generalmente para conseguir algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zalamero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
si es cortés, le llaman zalamero y figura; si descortés, dicen que es desvergonzado.
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.