zombi

[ˈsõmbi]

/[ˈsõmbi]/ noun

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The verdict

“zombi” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,497
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supuesto cuerpo de un ser humano que ha fallecido pero que ha sido reanimado por el efecto de poderes sobrenaturales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zombi · zombi · Spanish

zombi · rank #25,497 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,497
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH zarzuela

Nearest frequency peer: zarzuela (-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 “zombi”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “zombi” 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).

zombi vs zumba
60% similar
zombi vs zombie
83% similar
zombi vs Zambia
50% similar

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

Key facts for zombi
PropertyValue
Headwordzombi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsõmbi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,497
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “zombi”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.zombicae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “zarzuela” (#25,496), “zurdos” (#25,498), “Wesley” (#25,495). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zombi” va en #25,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around zombi (IPA [ˈsõmbi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,497 among 220 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Supuesto cuerpo de un ser humano que ha fallecido pero que ha sido reanimado por el efecto de poderes sobrenaturales.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zombi, with forms such as "ozmbi", "zmobi", and "zobmi". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "zumba", "zombie", "Zambia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 zombi, spelled Z-O-M-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supuesto cuerpo de un ser humano que ha fallecido pero que ha sido reanimado por el efecto de poderes sobrenaturales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozmbi
  • zmobi
  • zobmi
  • zombbi
  • zomib
  • zommbi
  • zomvi
  • zzombi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zombi - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ozmbi2zmobi2zobmi2zombbi1zomib2zommbi1zomvi1zzombi1
Edit distance from "zombi"

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 "zombi"?
"zombi" is spelled Z-O-M-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsõmbi].
What does "zombi" mean?
As a noun, "zombi" means: Supuesto cuerpo de un ser humano que ha fallecido pero que ha sido reanimado por el efecto de poderes sobrenaturales.
What words are commonly confused with "zombi"?
"zombi" is commonly confused with "zumba", "zombie", "Zambia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zombi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zombi" is [ˈsõmbi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zombi" come from?
"zombi" 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 "zombi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Vince#25,490Viana#25,488bobos#25,533Stern#25,460

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ímpetu8 variantssuéter8 variantsborran8 variantsbraga8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list