Zoroastro

[soɾoˈast̪ɾo]

/[soɾoˈast̪ɾo]/ name

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The verdict

“Zoroastro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personaje antiguo, a quien atribuyen los escritores clásicos la fundación de la religión de los magos o mazdeísmo. Ignórase si existió realmente.

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Index ES-zoroastro · Zoroastro · Spanish

Zoroastro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Zoroastro
PropertyValue
HeadwordZoroastro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[soɾoˈast̪ɾo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zoroastro” sits in Spanish frequency

Zoroastro falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zoroastro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [soɾoˈast̪ɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personaje antiguo, a quien atribuyen los escritores clásicos la fundación de la religión de los magos o mazdeísmo. Ignórase si existió realmente.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zoroastro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Zoroastro, spelled Z-O-R-O-A-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personaje antiguo, a quien atribuyen los escritores clásicos la fundación de la religión de los magos o mazdeísmo. Ignórase si existió realmente.

Synonyms

Zaratustra

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zoroastro"?
"Zoroastro" is spelled Z-O-R-O-A-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [soɾoˈast̪ɾo].
What does "Zoroastro" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zoroastro" means: Personaje antiguo, a quien atribuyen los escritores clásicos la fundación de la religión de los magos o mazdeísmo. Ignórase si existió realmente.
How do you pronounce "Zoroastro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zoroastro" is [soɾoˈast̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zoroastro" come from?
"Zoroastro" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list