zigoto
[siˈɣ̞ot̪o]
The verdict
“zigoto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Célula resultante de la fecundación de los gametos en la reproducción sexual en su forma más temprana, que devendrá en el embrión.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zigoto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈɣ̞ot̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zigoto” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zigoto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈɣ̞ot̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Célula resultante de la fecundación de los gametos en la reproducción sexual en su forma más temprana, que devendrá en el embrión.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zigoto in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is zigoto, spelled Z-I-G-O-T-O.
Definition
- 1Célula resultante de la fecundación de los gametos en la reproducción sexual en su forma más temprana, que devendrá en el embrión.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “zigoto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-I-G-O-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈɣ̞ot̪o] (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.