zorra

[ˈsora]

/[ˈsora]/ noun

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The verdict

“zorra” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,899
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostituta

Corpus desk

Index ES-zorra · zorra · Spanish

zorra · rank #8,899 · 5 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,899
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH volverse

Nearest frequency peer: volverse (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “zorra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “zorra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

zorra vs zorro
80% similar
zorra vs zurda
60% similar
zorra vs zorros
67% similar

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

Key facts for zorra
PropertyValue
Headwordzorra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsora]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,899
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “zorra”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).zorracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “volverse” (#8,898), “águila” (#8,900), “voluntariamente” (#8,897). Entre 220 lemas con “Z”, “zorra” va en #8,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around zorra (IPA [ˈsora]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,899 among 220 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for zorra, with forms such as "ozrra", "zora", and "zorar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "zorro", "zurda", "zorros", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is zorra, spelled Z-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prostituta
  2. 2
    Mujer promiscua.
  3. 3
    Mujer de moral cuestionable o reprensible.
  4. 4
    Genitales externos de la mujer.
  5. 5
    Por analogía, cierto nudo que se usa para asegurar objetos estibados.

Synonyms

zorra camionera

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozrra
  • zora
  • zorar
  • zrora
  • zzorra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zorra - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ozrra2zora1zorar2zrora2zzorra1
Edit distance from "zorra"

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 "zorra"?
"zorra" is spelled Z-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsora].
What does "zorra" mean?
As a noun, "zorra" means: Prostituta
What words are commonly confused with "zorra"?
"zorra" is commonly confused with "zorro", "zurda", "zorros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zorra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zorra" is [ˈsora]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zorra" come from?
"zorra" 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 "zorra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adoro#8,903veían#8,893vaina#8,891roles#8,872

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Vial5 variantslook5 variantskilo5 variantsfallos5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list