zaleo

[saˈleo]

/[saˈleo]/ verb

The verdict

“zaleo” 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) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de zalear.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zaleo · zaleo · Spanish

zaleo · 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 zaleo
PropertyValue
Headwordzaleo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[saˈleo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zaleo” en español

zaleoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zaleo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [saˈleo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de zalear.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zaleo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 zaleo, spelled Z-A-L-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo 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 "zaleo"?
"zaleo" is spelled Z-A-L-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈleo].
What does "zaleo" mean?
As a verb, "zaleo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de zalear.
How do you pronounce "zaleo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zaleo" is [saˈleo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zaleo" come from?
"zaleo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list