zuma
[ˈsuma]
The verdict
“zuma” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,072 among 5,985 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,072
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,985
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mimbrero, planta arbustiva con cuyas ramas se hacen canastos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsuma] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #65,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zuma” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zuma is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,072 among 5,985 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsuma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mimbrero, planta arbustiva con cuyas ramas se hacen canastos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for zuma in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is zuma, spelled Z-U-M-A.
Definition
- 1Mimbrero, planta arbustiva con cuyas ramas se hacen canastos.
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 “zuma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-U-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsuma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.