zarzamora

[saɾsaˈmoɾa]

/[saɾsaˈmoɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“zarzamora” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #90,499 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#90,499
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fruto de la zarza (Rubus spp.), formado por un racimo de pequeñas drupas de color rojo intenso o morado, que maduran a mediados del verano. Es comestible.

Key facts for zarzamora
PropertyValue
Headwordzarzamora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saɾsaˈmoɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zarzamora” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zarzamora lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for zarzamora is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saɾsaˈmoɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,499 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zarzamora, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zarzamora, spelled Z-A-R-Z-A-M-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fruto de la zarza (Rubus spp.), formado por un racimo de pequeñas drupas de color rojo intenso o morado, que maduran a mediados del verano. Es comestible.
  2. 2
    (Rubus ulmifolius) Arbusto de la familia de las rosáceas de aspecto sarmentoso, que alcanza los 3 m. Es espinoso, con hojas ovadas, dendadas, de color verde oscuro, y flores pentámeras en racimos que dan lugar a frutos llamados zarzamoras₁ o moras. Es una planta muy invasiva y de crecimiento rápido que también puede multiplicarse vegetativamente generando raíces desde sus ramas.
  3. 3
    (Rubus constrictus) Arbusto semejante al anterior, de ramas más delgadas y espinas más débiles que puede alcanzar los 4 m de altura. También es una maleza y sus frutos son comestibles.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zarzamora"?
"zarzamora" is spelled Z-A-R-Z-A-M-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saɾsaˈmoɾa].
What does "zarzamora" mean?
As a noun, "zarzamora" means: Fruto de la zarza (Rubus spp.), formado por un racimo de pequeñas drupas de color rojo intenso o morado, que maduran a mediados del verano. Es comestible.
How do you pronounce "zarzamora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zarzamora" is [saɾsaˈmoɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zarzamora" come from?
"zarzamora" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zarzamora”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-R-Z-A-M-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [saɾsaˈmoɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list