Zavaleta
[saβ̞aˈlet̪a]
The verdict
“Zavaleta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,464 among 5,985 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,464
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zavaleta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [saβ̞aˈlet̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,464 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zavaleta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zavaleta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,464 among 5,985 “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
- 1Apellido
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.
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Using “Zavaleta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-V-A-L-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saβ̞aˈlet̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.