zumaque
[suˈmake]
The verdict
“zumaque” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Rhus coriaria). Arbusto o árbol de las anacardiáceas, de uso ornamental.
Corpus desk
Index ES-zumaque · zumaque · Spanish
zumaque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zumaque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [suˈmake] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “zumaque” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zumaque is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [suˈmake]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zumaque in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is zumaque, spelled Z-U-M-A-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1(Rhus coriaria). Arbusto o árbol de las anacardiáceas, de uso ornamental.
- 2Rojo zumaque. Color rojo oscuro o purpúreo asociado con dicho árbol₁.
- 3Fruto del zumaque común.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zumaque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El zumaque es un arbusto ramoso que mide 1-2 metros de altura.
Coloración específica semioscura, rojo purpúrea y débil, de textura visual lustrosa, (que) corresponde a la pigmentación del arbolillo anacardiáceo zumaque común.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.