zapato
[saˈpat̪o]
The verdict
“zapato” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,956 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,956
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calzado con suela de cuero u otro material fuerte que se diferencia de las botas en que no sube del tobillo, y de las zapatillas en que suele ser rígido y se usa como vestuario formal.
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 | zapato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈpat̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,956 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zapato” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zapato is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈpat̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,956 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zapato, with forms such as "azpato", "zaapto", and "zapaot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Zárate", "zapatos", "zarpado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zapato, spelled Z-A-P-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Calzado con suela de cuero u otro material fuerte que se diferencia de las botas en que no sube del tobillo, y de las zapatillas en que suele ser rígido y se usa como vestuario formal.
- 2Por extensión, calzado de cualquier clase.
- 3Persona falta de gracia o corta de entendederas.^([cita requerida]).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azpato,zaapto,zapaot,zapatto,zappato,zaptao,zpaato,zzapato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zapato - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “zapato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-P-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saˈpat̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Zárate” - see the side-by-side comparison. zapato vs Zárate
- 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.