zóster
[ˈsost̪eɾ]
The verdict
“zóster” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zoster · zóster · Spanish
zóster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zóster |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsost̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zóster” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zóster is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsost̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.".
zóster has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is zóster, spelled Z-Ó-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.
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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.