zapote
[saˈpot̪e]
The verdict
“zapote” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,798 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Manilkara zapota) Árbol de la familia de las Sapotáceas originario de América Central, de tronco liso, alcanza los 40 metros de altura. Flores solitarias, dulcemente perfumadas, corola blanca: La ...
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Index ES-zapote · zapote · Spanish
zapote · rank #65,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,798
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH zaguán
Nearest frequency peer: zaguán (-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 “zapote”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- yermo
yermo
34,205 corpus weight
- zaguán
zaguán
34,204 corpus weight
- zapote
zapote
34,203 corpus weight
- zapoteca
zapoteca
34,202 corpus weight
- zia
zia
34,201 corpus weight
- Zimmer
Zimmer
34,199 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zapote” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zapote |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saˈpot̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zapote” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zapote is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,798 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈpot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zapote, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zapote, spelled Z-A-P-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1(Manilkara zapota) Árbol de la familia de las Sapotáceas originario de América Central, de tronco liso, alcanza los 40 metros de altura. Flores solitarias, dulcemente perfumadas, corola blanca: La fruta es de agradable sabor. El látex es usado para fabricar el chicle. La madera se emplea en la construcción de casas. Árbol ornamental que da sombra en parques y jardines.
- 2Fruto comestible de este árbol.
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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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