zoonosis

[sooˈnosis]

/[sooˈnosis]/ noun

The verdict

“zoonosis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,422 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,422
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad que puede transmitirse de animales a personas. En general se trata de enfermedades que existen normalmente en otros animales, pero también afectan a seres humanos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zoonosis · zoonosis · Spanish

zoonosis · rank #72,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,422
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH zodiac

Nearest frequency peer: zodiac (-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 “zoonosis”

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 “zoonosis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zoonosis
PropertyValue
Headwordzoonosis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sooˈnosis]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zoonosis” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “zodiac” (#72,421), “ábrete” (#72,423), “Ática” (#72,424). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zoonosis” va en #72,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zoonosis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,422 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sooˈnosis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfermedad que puede transmitirse de animales a personas. En general se trata de enfermedades que existen normalmente en otros animales, pero también afectan a seres humanos.".

Zero misspellings are on record for zoonosis in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zoonosis, spelled Z-O-O-N-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad que puede transmitirse de animales a personas. En general se trata de enfermedades que existen normalmente en otros animales, pero también afectan a seres humanos.

This word in other languages

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 "zoonosis"?
"zoonosis" is spelled Z-O-O-N-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sooˈnosis].
What does "zoonosis" mean?
As a noun, "zoonosis" means: Enfermedad que puede transmitirse de animales a personas. En general se trata de enfermedades que existen normalmente en otros animales, pero también afectan a seres humanos.
How do you pronounce "zoonosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zoonosis" is [sooˈnosis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zoonosis" come from?
"zoonosis" 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 "zoonosis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list