zoo

[ˈsoo]

/[ˈsoo]/ noun

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The verdict

“zoo” sits in 17 confusable pairs (corpus #15,517) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,517
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar especies animales salvajes o exóticas, que están en lugares cerrados y jaulas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zoo · zoo · Spanish

zoo · rank #15,517 · 0 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,517
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yugoslavia

Nearest frequency peer: Yugoslavia (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “zoo”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “zoo” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

zoo vs zur
33% similar
zoo vs zumo
50% similar
zoo vs zorro
60% similar

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

Key facts for zoo
PropertyValue
Headwordzoo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsoo]
Letters3
Frequency rank#15,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “zoo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.zoocae 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 “Yugoslavia” (#15,516), “Ángela” (#15,518), “vocero” (#15,515). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zoo” va en #15,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for zoo is neighbouring look-alikes ("zur", "zumo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈsoo]. Frequency #15,517 among 220 “Z” headwords. Gloss: "Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar especies animales salvajes o exóticas, que están en lugares cerrados y jaulas.".

zoo has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "zur", "zumo", "zorro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zoo, spelled Z-O-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar especies animales salvajes o exóticas, que están en lugares cerrados y jaulas.

This word in other languages

zoo(English)zoo(Français)zoo(Português)

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 "zoo"?
"zoo" is spelled Z-O-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsoo].
What does "zoo" mean?
As a noun, "zoo" means: Forma acortada de parque zoológico, lugar de esparcimiento en el que los visitantes pueden contemplar especies animales salvajes o exóticas, que están en lugares cerrados y jaulas.
What words are commonly confused with "zoo"?
"zoo" is commonly confused with "zur", "zumo", "zorro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zoo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zoo" is [ˈsoo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zoo" come from?
"zoo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ale#15,530ami#15,537kai#15,404dir#15,348

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list