zánganos
[ˈsãŋganos]
The verdict
“zánganos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,213 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,213
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de zángano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zanganos · zánganos · Spanish
zánganos · rank #58,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,213
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH ánforas
Nearest frequency peer: ánforas (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “zánganos”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- waves
waves
41,797 corpus weight
- went
went
41,795 corpus weight
- whale
whale
41,794 corpus weight
- zánganos
zánganos
41,788 corpus weight
- ánforas
ánforas
41,787 corpus weight
- abolicionis…
abolicionistas
41,780 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zánganos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zánganos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsãŋganos] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zánganos” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zánganos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,213 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsãŋganos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de zángano.".
Zero misspellings are on record for zánganos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zánganos, spelled Z-Á-N-G-A-N-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de zángano.
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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