Zavaleta

[saβ̞aˈlet̪a]

/[saβ̞aˈlet̪a]/ name

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The verdict

“Zavaleta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,464 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,464
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido

Corpus desk

Index ES-zavaleta · Zavaleta · Spanish

Zavaleta · rank #60,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,464
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH yupi

Nearest frequency peer: yupi (-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 “Zavaleta”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zavaleta
PropertyValue
HeadwordZavaleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[saβ̞aˈlet̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Zavaleta” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Zavaletacae 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: “yupi” (#60,463), “Zeit” (#60,465), “yep” (#60,462). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “Zavaleta” va en #60,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zavaleta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,464 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [saβ̞aˈlet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido".

Zero misspellings are on record for Zavaleta in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Zavaleta, spelled Z-A-V-A-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

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 "Zavaleta"?
"Zavaleta" is spelled Z-A-V-A-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saβ̞aˈlet̪a].
What does "Zavaleta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zavaleta" means: Apellido
How do you pronounce "Zavaleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zavaleta" is [saβ̞aˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zavaleta" come from?
"Zavaleta" 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 "Zavaleta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

íntegros#60,467volcaron#60,450acabaste#60,481veedores#60,439

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list