zapotèque
\za.pɔ.tɛk\
The verdict
“zapotèque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Zapotèques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zapoteque · zapotèque · French
zapotèque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | zapotèque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \za.pɔ.tɛk\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zapotèque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zapotèque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \za.pɔ.tɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux Zapotèques.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zapotèque, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zapotèque, spelled Z-A-P-O-T-È-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux Zapotèques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zapotèque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La civilisation, le peuple, la société, l’art zapotèques.
Direction : Los Angeles, ville du cinéma. Elle y milite aussi au Front indigène oaxaqueno binational (Fiob), créé pour défendre les droits des Indiens.Pour son diplôme de fin d’études de cinéma, elle décide de filmer un jardinier zapotèque.
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.