zanco
[ˈsãŋko]
The verdict
“zanco” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cada uno de dos palos altos y dispuestos con sendas horquillas, en que se afirman y atan los pies. Sirven para andar sin mojarse por donde hay agua, y también para juegos de agilidad y equilibrio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zanco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsãŋko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zanco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zanco is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsãŋko]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zanco, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is zanco, spelled Z-A-N-C-O.
Definition
- 1Cada uno de dos palos altos y dispuestos con sendas horquillas, en que se afirman y atan los pies. Sirven para andar sin mojarse por donde hay agua, y también para juegos de agilidad y equilibrio.
- 2Cada uno de los palos o astas que, con sus grímpolas, se ponen en las cabezas de los masteleros cuando se quitan los mastelerillos de juanete.
- 3Zanca (parte de la pata de un ave).
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.
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Using “zanco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-N-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsãŋko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.