zancajo
[sãŋˈkaxo]
The verdict
“zancajo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso del pie que forma el talón.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zancajo · zancajo · Spanish
zancajo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zancajo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sãŋˈkaxo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zancajo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zancajo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sãŋˈkaxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zancajo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is zancajo, spelled Z-A-N-C-A-J-O.
Definition
- 1Hueso del pie que forma el talón.
- 2Parte trasera del pie, donde sobresale el talón.
- 3Parte del zapato o media, que cubre el talón, especialmente si está rota.
- 4Zancarrón (hueso grande y alargado, despojado de carne).
- 5Persona de mala figura o demasiado pequeña.
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.