zarigüeya
[saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa]
The verdict
“zarigüeya” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (orden Didelphimorphia) Cualquiera de una cincuentena de especies de mamíferos marsupiales, omnívoros, de pequeño tamaño y hábitos generalmente arborícolas, nativos de América
Corpus desk
Index ES-zarigueya · zarigüeya · Spanish
zarigüeya · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | zarigüeya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zarigüeya” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zarigüeya is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [saɾiˈɣ̞weʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(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
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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.