zigzag
[siɣ̞ˈsaɣ̞]
The verdict
“zigzag” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,647 among 5,985 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,647
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Línea que se desarrolla en su sentido con múltiples inflexiones en ángulos alternantes, entrantes y salientes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zigzag |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siɣ̞ˈsaɣ̞] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zigzag” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zigzag is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,647 among 5,985 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [siɣ̞ˈsaɣ̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Línea que se desarrolla en su sentido con múltiples inflexiones en ángulos alternantes, entrantes y salientes.".
zigzag has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zigzag, spelled Z-I-G-Z-A-G.
Definition
- 1Línea que se desarrolla en su sentido con múltiples inflexiones en ángulos alternantes, entrantes y salientes.
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); 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 “zigzag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-I-G-Z-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siɣ̞ˈsaɣ̞] (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.