zanjar
[sãŋˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“zanjar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,480 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,480
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abrir las zanjas (excavaciones) para echar los cimientos de un edificio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zanjar · zanjar · Spanish
zanjar · rank #57,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,480
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH Yuste
Nearest frequency peer: Yuste (-2 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 “zanjar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- yr
yr
42,525 corpus weight
- yucatecos
yucatecos
42,524 corpus weight
- Yuste
Yuste
42,523 corpus weight
- zanjar
zanjar
42,521 corpus weight
- zumbando
zumbando
42,519 corpus weight
- ándate
ándate
42,518 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zanjar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zanjar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [sãŋˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zanjar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zanjar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,480 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [sãŋˈxaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zanjar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zanjar, spelled Z-A-N-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Abrir las zanjas (excavaciones) para echar los cimientos de un edificio.
- 2Remover todas las dificultades e inconvenientes que puedan impedir el arreglo y terminación de un asunto o negocio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zanjar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pudimos zanjar diferencias y ahora vivimos en paz.
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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