zarzas

[ˈsaɾsas]

/[ˈsaɾsas]/ noun

The verdict

“zarzas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,780 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,780
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de zarza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zarzas · zarzas · Spanish

zarzas · rank #78,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,780
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH xenófobas

Nearest frequency peer: xenófobas (-4 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 “zarzas”

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 “zarzas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zarzas
PropertyValue
Headwordzarzas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaɾsas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zarzas” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.zarzascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “xenófobas” (#78,776), “winning” (#78,773), “vírica” (#78,769). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zarzas” va en #78,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zarzas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,780 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsaɾsas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de zarza.".

zarzas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is zarzas, spelled Z-A-R-Z-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de zarza.

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 "zarzas"?
"zarzas" is spelled Z-A-R-Z-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaɾsas].
What does "zarzas" mean?
As a noun, "zarzas" means: Forma del plural de zarza.
How do you pronounce "zarzas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zarzas" is [ˈsaɾsas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zarzas" come from?
"zarzas" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list