zarzamora

[saɾsaˈmoɾa]

/[saɾsaˈmoɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“zarzamora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,499 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,499
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zarzamora · zarzamora · Spanish

zarzamora · rank #90,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,499
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zambrana

Nearest frequency peer: Zambrana (-2 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 “zarzamora”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zarzamora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zarzamora
PropertyValue
Headwordzarzamora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saɾsaˈmoɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zarzamora” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).zarzamoracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Zambrana” (#90,497), “Zenaida” (#90,501), “yuyo” (#90,496). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zarzamora” va en #90,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zarzamora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,499 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saɾsaˈmoɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

moramurrazarzamurra

This word in other languages

blackberry(English)mûre(Français)Brombeere(Deutsch)amora(Português)

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zarzamora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list