zunzún

[sũnˈsũn]

/[sũnˈsũn]/ noun

The verdict

“zunzún” 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) - (Chlorostilbon ricordii) Pájaro pequeño, de unos 6 cm de longitud, que es la especie más pequeña de la familia de los colibríes.

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Index ES-zunzun · zunzún · Spanish

zunzún · 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.

Key facts for zunzún
PropertyValue
Headwordzunzún
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sũnˈsũn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “zunzún” en español

zunzúnestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zunzún is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sũnˈsũn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Chlorostilbon ricordii) Pájaro pequeño, de unos 6 cm de longitud, que es la especie más pequeña de la familia de los colibríes.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zunzún, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is zunzún, spelled Z-U-N-Z-Ú-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Chlorostilbon ricordii) Pájaro pequeño, de unos 6 cm de longitud, que es la especie más pequeña de la familia de los colibríes.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zunzún"?
"zunzún" is spelled Z-U-N-Z-Ú-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sũnˈsũn].
What does "zunzún" mean?
As a noun, "zunzún" means: (Chlorostilbon ricordii) Pájaro pequeño, de unos 6 cm de longitud, que es la especie más pequeña de la familia de los colibríes.
How do you pronounce "zunzún"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zunzún" is [sũnˈsũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zunzún" come from?
"zunzún" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list