zonzo
Spanish, noun/ˈθonθo/
zonzo is spelled Z-O-N-Z-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zonzo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dumdum; dunce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does zonzo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
silly; stupid
noun
- 1
masculinedumdum; dunce
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Falto de inteligencia o entendimiento. 2. Carente de tacto o gracia mundana.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zonzo
- zonza feminine
- zonzos masculine plural
- zonzas feminine plural
- sonso alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zonzo?
- /ˈθonθo/
- [ˈθõn̟.θo]
- /ˈsonso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zonzo in Spanish?
zonzo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).