zorro
[ˈsoro]
The verdict
“zorro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,078 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,078
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Fennecus, Lycalopex, Pseudalopex, Urocyon, Vulpes) Cualquiera de una treintena de especies de pequeños mamíferos cánidos, similares a perros de rasgos afilados y cola ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zorro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsoro] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #12,078 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zorro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zorro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsoro]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,078 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for zorro, with forms such as "ozrro", "zoro", and "zoror". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "zurdo", "zorros", "zoo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is zorro, spelled Z-O-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1(Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Fennecus, Lycalopex, Pseudalopex, Urocyon, Vulpes) Cualquiera de una treintena de especies de pequeños mamíferos cánidos, similares a perros de rasgos afilados y cola tupida. Son huidizos y normalmente imposibles de domesticar, aunque se adaptan al ámbito urbano como comensales. Cazadores solitarios y carroñeros, figuran visiblemente en numerosos folklores como símbolo de la astucia.
- 2Inspector de tránsito.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ozrro,zoro,zoror,zroro,zzorro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zorro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “zorro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-O-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsoro] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zurdo” - see the side-by-side comparison. zorro vs zurdo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.