zasca

[ˈsaska]

/[ˈsaska]/ noun

The verdict

“zasca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,638 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,638
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Refutación tajante, normalmente ingeniosa, de un argumento contrario, o presentando evidencia contraria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zasca · zasca · Spanish

zasca · rank #52,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,638
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH zapas

Nearest frequency peer: zapas (-1 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 “zasca”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zasca
PropertyValue
Headwordzasca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaska]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zasca” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “zapas” (#52,637), “yugoslavo” (#52,636), “zulú” (#52,640). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zasca” va en #52,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zasca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,638 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsaska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Refutación tajante, normalmente ingeniosa, de un argumento contrario, o presentando evidencia contraria.".

No misspelling variants are generated for zasca in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zasca, spelled Z-A-S-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Refutación tajante, normalmente ingeniosa, de un argumento contrario, o presentando evidencia contraria.

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 "zasca"?
"zasca" is spelled Z-A-S-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaska].
What does "zasca" mean?
As a noun, "zasca" means: Refutación tajante, normalmente ingeniosa, de un argumento contrario, o presentando evidencia contraria.
How do you pronounce "zasca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zasca" is [ˈsaska]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zasca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list