zalea

[saˈlea]

/[saˈlea]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de zalear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zalea · zalea · Spanish

zalea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 zalea
PropertyValue
Headwordzalea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈlea]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zalea” en español

zaleano 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

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

zalea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is zalea, spelled Z-A-L-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de zalear.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de zalear.

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 "zalea"?
"zalea" is spelled Z-A-L-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈlea].
What does "zalea" mean?
As a verb, "zalea" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de zalear.
How do you pronounce "zalea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zalea" is [saˈlea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zalea" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list