zebra

[ˈseβ̞ɾa]

/[ˈseβ̞ɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“zebra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,331 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,331
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grafía obsoleta de cebra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zebra · zebra · Spanish

zebra · rank #55,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,331
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zenón

Nearest frequency peer: Zenón (+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 “zebra”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zebra
PropertyValue
Headwordzebra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈseβ̞ɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zebra” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).zebracae 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: “Zenón” (#55,332), “Zúrich” (#55,333), “written” (#55,328). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zebra” va en #55,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zebra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,331 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈseβ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grafía obsoleta de cebra.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zebra, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zebra, spelled Z-E-B-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grafía obsoleta de cebra.

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 "zebra"?
"zebra" is spelled Z-E-B-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseβ̞ɾa].
What does "zebra" mean?
As a noun, "zebra" means: Grafía obsoleta de cebra.
How do you pronounce "zebra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zebra" is [ˈseβ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zebra" come from?
"zebra" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zenón#55,332Áurea#55,334waste#55,324above#55,343

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list