zapallos

[saˈpaʝos]

/[saˈpaʝos]/ noun

The verdict

“zapallos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,022 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,022
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de zapallo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zapallos · zapallos · Spanish

zapallos · rank #98,022 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,022
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH zapotecas

Nearest frequency peer: zapotecas (+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 “zapallos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zapallos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zapallos
PropertyValue
Headwordzapallos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saˈpaʝos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zapallos” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).zapalloscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “zapotecas” (#98,023), “zipper” (#98,024), “Yadira” (#98,018). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zapallos” va en #98,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zapallos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,022 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈpaʝos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de zapallo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zapallos, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 zapallos, spelled Z-A-P-A-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de zapallo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zapallos"?
"zapallos" is spelled Z-A-P-A-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈpaʝos].
What does "zapallos" mean?
As a noun, "zapallos" means: Forma del plural de zapallo.
How do you pronounce "zapallos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zapallos" is [saˈpaʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zapallos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zapallos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list