zinc

[ˈsĩŋk]

/[ˈsĩŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“zinc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,322
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento químico de número atómico 30 y símbolo Zn situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. El zinc es un metal, a veces clasificado como metal de transición continua aunque e...

Corpus desk

Index ES-zinc · zinc · Spanish

zinc · rank #17,322 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,322
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH zanahoria

Nearest frequency peer: zanahoria (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “zinc”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “zinc” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zinc vs zona
50% similar
zinc vs zone
50% similar
zinc vs Zion
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zinc
PropertyValue
Headwordzinc
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsĩŋk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,322
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “zinc”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).zinccae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “zanahoria” (#17,321), “éxtasis” (#17,323), “yuca” (#17,320). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zinc” va en #17,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around zinc (IPA [ˈsĩŋk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,322 among 220 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Elemento químico de número atómico 30 y símbolo Zn situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. El zinc es un metal, a veces clasificado como metal de transición continua aunque e...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for zinc, with forms such as "iznc", "zicn", and "zincc". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "zona", "zone", "Zion", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is zinc, spelled Z-I-N-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico de número atómico 30 y símbolo Zn situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. El zinc es un metal, a veces clasificado como metal de transición continua aunque estrictamente no lo sea, que presenta cierto parecido con el magnesio y el berilio además de con los elementos de su grupo. Este elemento es poco abundante en la corteza terrestre pero se obtiene con facilidad. Una de sus aplicaciones más importantes es el galvanizado del acero. Es un elemento químico esencial.

This word in other languages

zinc(English)zinc(Français)Zink(Deutsch)zinco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iznc
  • zicn
  • zincc
  • zinnc
  • znic
  • zzinc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zinc - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iznc2zicn2zincc1zinnc1znic2zzinc1
Edit distance from "zinc"

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 "zinc"?
"zinc" is spelled Z-I-N-C. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsĩŋk].
What does "zinc" mean?
As a noun, "zinc" means: Elemento químico de número atómico 30 y símbolo Zn situado en el grupo 12 de la tabla periódica de los elementos. El zinc es un metal, a veces clasificado como metal de transición continua aunque e...
What words are commonly confused with "zinc"?
"zinc" is commonly confused with "zona", "zone", "Zion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zinc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zinc" is [ˈsĩŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zinc" come from?
"zinc" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

yuca#17,320tata#17,299ateo#17,349same#17,284

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

aleta6 variantstrade6 variantsreggae6 variantsdaddy6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list