zambada
[sãmˈbað̞a]
The verdict
“zambada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,383 among 5,985 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,383
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impulso incontenible de ira.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zambada · zambada · Spanish
zambada · rank #86,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,383
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,985
- PHOTO-FINISH zafa
Nearest frequency peer: zafa (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zambada”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- yola
yola
13,621 corpus weight
- zacate
zacate
13,620 corpus weight
- zafa
zafa
13,619 corpus weight
- zambada
zambada
13,618 corpus weight
- zine
zine
13,617 corpus weight
- zorzal
zorzal
13,616 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zambada” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zambada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sãmˈbað̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #86,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zambada” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zambada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,383 among 5,985 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sãmˈbað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impulso incontenible de ira.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zambada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zambada, spelled Z-A-M-B-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Impulso incontenible de ira.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zambada", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.