zancadilla
[sãŋkaˈð̞iʝa]
The verdict
“zancadilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,413 among 5,985 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,413
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de cruzar uno su pierna por detrás de la de otro y apretar al mismo tiempo con ella para derribarle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zancadilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sãŋkaˈð̞iʝa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zancadilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zancadilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,413 among 5,985 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sãŋkaˈð̞iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zancadilla has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zancadilla, spelled Z-A-N-C-A-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Acción de cruzar uno su pierna por detrás de la de otro y apretar al mismo tiempo con ella para derribarle.
- 2Engaño, trampa o ardid con que se procura dañar o perjudicar a uno.
- 3Diminutivo de zancada.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “zancadilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-N-C-A-D-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.