zigurat
[siɣ̞uˈɾat̪]
The verdict
“zigurat” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Templo en forma de torre piramidal escalonada propia de la arquitectura asiria y caldea de la antigua Mesopotamia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zigurat |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siɣ̞uˈɾat̪] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zigurat” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zigurat is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siɣ̞uˈɾat̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Templo en forma de torre piramidal escalonada propia de la arquitectura asiria y caldea de la antigua Mesopotamia.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zigurat, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 zigurat, spelled Z-I-G-U-R-A-T.
Definition
- 1Templo en forma de torre piramidal escalonada propia de la arquitectura asiria y caldea de la antigua Mesopotamia.
This word in other languages
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 “zigurat”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-I-G-U-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siɣ̞uˈɾat̪] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.