zapatero
[sapaˈt̪eɾo]
The verdict
“zapatero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,597 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,597
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relacionado con los zapatos o propio de ellos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zapatero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [sapaˈt̪eɾo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #10,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zapatero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zapatero is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sapaˈt̪eɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,597 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for zapatero, with forms such as "azpatero", "zaaptero", and "zapaetro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zapato", "zapatería", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is zapatero, spelled Z-A-P-A-T-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Relacionado con los zapatos o propio de ellos.
- 2Dicho de las legumbres, patatas u otro tipo de comida; que se quedan duras ya sea por haber sido mal guisadas, por haber echado agua fría durante la cocción o por mala calidad de las mismas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azpatero,zaaptero,zapaetro,zapateor,zapaterro,zapatreo,zapattero,zappatero,zaptaero,zpaatero,zzapatero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zapatero - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Using “zapatero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-P-A-T-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sapaˈt̪eɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zapato” - see the side-by-side comparison. zapatero vs zapato
- 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.