zzz
Spanish, interjection
zzz is spelled Z-Z-Z (3 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zzz is a Spanish interjection meaning “zzz (sleeping)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does zzz mean in English?
interjection
- 1
zzz (sleeping)
- 2
Indicates that one does not care about or agree with what is being said due to perceived boredom.
Todo lo que vos decís es zzz.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Onomatopeya que representa el sonido de la respiración durante el sueño. Se usa para indicar que alguien está dormido.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to zzz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zzz in Spanish?
zzz appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).