zozobrar
[sosoˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“zozobrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peligrar la embarcación por la fuerza y contraste de los vientos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zozobrar · zozobrar · Spanish
zozobrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zozobrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [sosoˈβ̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zozobrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zozobrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [sosoˈβ̞ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zozobrar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is zozobrar, spelled Z-O-Z-O-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Peligrar la embarcación por la fuerza y contraste de los vientos.
- 2Perderse o irse a pique.
- 3Estar cualquier cosa en gran riesgo de fracaso.
- 4Acongojarse y afligirse por no saber qué curso de acción tomar.
- 5En determinadas zonas, expulsar una sustancia abundantemente.^([cita requerida]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zozobrar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Traté de controlar lo mejor que pude la balsa para mantenerme en el centro del cauce. No obstante, estuve a punto de zozobrar, lo cual me habría partido el corazón.
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.