zum
[ˈsũm]
The verdict
“zum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,012 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,012
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Lente especial capaz de enfocar un objeto a distancias variables.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zum · zum · Spanish
zum · rank #52,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,012
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH Zuleta
Nearest frequency peer: Zuleta (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zum”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- yeti
yeti
47,993 corpus weight
- zayas
zayas
47,991 corpus weight
- Zuleta
Zuleta
47,990 corpus weight
- zum
zum
47,989 corpus weight
- abastecen
abastecen
47,983 corpus weight
- able
able
47,981 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zum” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsũm] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #52,012 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zum” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,012 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsũm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is zum, spelled Z-U-M.
Definition
- 1Lente especial capaz de enfocar un objeto a distancias variables.
- 2Vista de acercamiento o alejamiento que se obtiene de una imagen por medio de un zum₁ o de medios electrónicos que crean un efecto similar en pantallas de computador.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nada menos que un total de tres megapíxeles de resolución, un zum óptico Pentax que triplica el tamaño de la imagen y un cargador para el coche, para no depender de la pila ni del enchufe.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.