zapear
[sapeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“zapear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espantar, especialmente a un gato, con la interjección ¡"zape"!.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zapear · zapear · Spanish
zapear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zapear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [sapeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zapear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zapear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [sapeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zapear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zapear, spelled Z-A-P-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Espantar, especialmente a un gato, con la interjección ¡"zape"!.
- 2En algunos juegos de naipes, negar la carta que pide un compañero.
- 3Hacer que alguien se vaya o se mantenga alejado.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.