zarco
[ˈsaɾko]
The verdict
“zarco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,028 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,028
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De color azul celeste.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zarco · zarco · Spanish
zarco · rank #50,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,028
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH Yupanqui
Nearest frequency peer: Yupanqui (-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 “zarco”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Yunnan
Yunnan
49,975 corpus weight
- Yupanqui
Yupanqui
49,974 corpus weight
- zarco
zarco
49,973 corpus weight
- ácidas
ácidas
49,972 corpus weight
- ñoño
ñoño
49,971 corpus weight
- Ñuble
Ñuble
49,970 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zarco” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zarco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈsaɾko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,028 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zarco” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zarco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,028 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈsaɾko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zarco in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zarco, spelled Z-A-R-C-O.
Definition
- 1De color azul celeste.
- 2Por extensión, de ojos de color azul o verde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zarco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ojalá se ahogue dentro de un charco, tu ojo zarco.
Helicoidal tirabuzón de caracolas hecho en el blanco cabello del Paros curva remedada de la egeas olas de los flancos del mar zarcos y claros.
This word in other languages
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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