zarigüeya
[saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa]
The verdict
“zarigüeya” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (orden Didelphimorphia) Cualquiera de una cincuentena de especies de mamíferos marsupiales, omnívoros, de pequeño tamaño y hábitos generalmente arborícolas, nativos de América
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zarigüeya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zarigüeya” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zarigüeya is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(orden Didelphimorphia) Cualquiera de una cincuentena de especies de mamíferos marsupiales, omnívoros, de pequeño tamaño y hábitos generalmente arborícolas, nativos de América".
Zero misspellings are on record for zarigüeya in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zarigüeya, spelled Z-A-R-I-G-Ü-E-Y-A.
Definition
- 1(orden Didelphimorphia) Cualquiera de una cincuentena de especies de mamíferos marsupiales, omnívoros, de pequeño tamaño y hábitos generalmente arborícolas, nativos de América
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “zarigüeya”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-R-I-G-Ü-E-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.