zorro

/[ˈsoro]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,078

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

zorro is aSpanishnoun. It means: (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 ... Pronounced [ˈsoro]. Often confused with zurdo and zorros.

Key facts for zorro
PropertyValue
Headwordzorro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsoro]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,078
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zorro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for zorro is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for zorro, with forms such as "ozrro", "zoro", and "zoror". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is zorro, spelled Z-O-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 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.
  2. 2
    Inspector de tránsito.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ozrro,zoro,zoror,zroro,zzorro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zorro

Misspelling Variants of "zorro"

ozrro5zoro4zoror5zroro5zzorro6
Misspelling Variants of "zorro"

Frequency rank: #12,078 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zorro"?
"zorro" is spelled Z-O-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsoro].
What does "zorro" mean?
As a noun, "zorro" means: (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 ...
What words are commonly confused with "zorro"?
"zorro" is commonly confused with "zurdo", "zorros", "zoo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zorro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zorro" is [ˈsoro]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zorro" come from?
"zorro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.