zoólogo

[soˈoloɣ̞o]

/[soˈoloɣ̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“zoólogo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,506 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,506
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persona que se dedica al estudio de la vida animal o zoología

Corpus desk

Index ES-zoologo · zoólogo · Spanish

zoólogo · rank #90,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,506
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zoraida

Nearest frequency peer: Zoraida (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “zoólogo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zoólogo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zoólogo
PropertyValue
Headwordzoólogo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[soˈoloɣ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zoólogo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.zoólogocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Zoraida” (#90,505), “époque” (#90,509), “Étienne” (#90,510). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zoólogo” va en #90,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zoólogo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,506 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soˈoloɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "persona que se dedica al estudio de la vida animal o zoología".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zoólogo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is zoólogo, spelled Z-O-Ó-L-O-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    persona que se dedica al estudio de la vida animal o zoología

This word in other languages

zoologist(English)zoologiste(Français)Zoologe(Deutsch)

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 "zoólogo"?
"zoólogo" is spelled Z-O-Ó-L-O-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [soˈoloɣ̞o].
What does "zoólogo" mean?
As a noun, "zoólogo" means: persona que se dedica al estudio de la vida animal o zoología
How do you pronounce "zoólogo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zoólogo" is [soˈoloɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zoólogo" come from?
"zoólogo" 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 "zoólogo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zoraida#90,505Étienne#90,510Zenaida#90,501Yanguas#90,490

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list