zapatilla

/[sapaˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,453

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

zapatilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Calzado cómodo, ligero, abierto, a menudo sin talón, usado para caminar dentro de una casa. Pronounced [sapaˈt̪iʝa]. Often confused with zapatillas.

Key facts for zapatilla
PropertyValue
Headwordzapatilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sapaˈt̪iʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,453
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zapatilla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for zapatilla is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sapaˈt̪iʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,453 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 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 zapatilla, with forms such as "azpatilla", "zaaptilla", and "zapaitlla". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zapatillas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is zapatilla, spelled Z-A-P-A-T-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calzado cómodo, ligero, abierto, a menudo sin talón, usado para caminar dentro de una casa.
  2. 2
    Calzado ligero de suela delgada que entra en el pie por simple presión. No se abrocha ni se ata.
  3. 3
    Calzado de tela, u otro material ligero, con suela elástica de material sintético usado en la práctica deportiva. Se abrocha o amarra con cordones.
  4. 4
    Alargador eléctrico de múltiples tomas.
  5. 5
    Goma o cuero, redondo, que se pone en los grifos o cañerías, entre dos piezas, para impedir una fuga de agua.
  6. 6
    Uña de los animales con la pezuña hendida.
  7. 7
    Cierto juego.
  8. 8
    Cubierta de cuero para el botón del florete o arma blanca similar.
  9. 9
    Cubierta de cuero para la punta del taco de billar.
  10. 10
    Tapa consistente en una pasta o masa servida sobre una rodaja de pan.
  11. 11
    Zapato femenino estilizado con taco alto.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: azpatilla,zaaptilla,zapaitlla,zapatila,zapatilal,zapatlila,zapattilla,zappatilla,zaptailla,zpaatilla,zzapatilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zapatilla

Misspelling Variants of "zapatilla"

azpatilla9zaaptilla9zapaitlla9zapatila8zapatilal9zapatlila9zapattilla10zappatilla10
Misspelling Variants of "zapatilla"

Frequency rank: #27,453 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zapatilla"?
"zapatilla" is spelled Z-A-P-A-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [sapaˈt̪iʝa].
What does "zapatilla" mean?
As a noun, "zapatilla" means: Calzado cómodo, ligero, abierto, a menudo sin talón, usado para caminar dentro de una casa.
What words are commonly confused with "zapatilla"?
"zapatilla" is commonly confused with "zapatillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zapatilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zapatilla" is [sapaˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zapatilla" come from?
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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.