Spanish words that end in z are usually nouns or adjectives.
For Spanish nouns that end in z, the "z" will turn into a "c" and followed by
"es" in plural forms. For example:
la vez - las veces (many times)
la voz - las voces (a lot of voices)
el lápiz - los lápices (many pencils)
el avestruz - los avestruces (many ostriches)
Remember Spanish adjectives also have plural forms. The same plural form rule
applies for Spanish adjectives that end in z: the "z" will turn into a "c" and
followed by "es" in plural forms. For example:
feliz - felices (happy)
capaz - capaces (capable)
perspicaz - perspicaces (perspicacious)
precoz - precoces (precocious)
| atroz | atrocious; appalling; tremendous; enormous; huge |
| audaz | daring; audacious; bold; impudent; cheeky |
| capaz | capable; able; competent; having room or capacity; capacious; roomy; capable |
| eficaz | efficient; efficacious; effective; effectual |
| falaz | false; deceitful; deceptive; fallacious |
| feliz | happy; fortunate; good; felicitous |
| feroz | ferocious; fierce; ravenous |
| fugaz | brief; fleeting; fugacious; fugitive; transitory; estrella fugaz: shooting star |
| incapaz | incapable; unable; unfit |
| ineficaz | ineffective; inefficient; ineffectual |
| infeliz | unhappy; unfortunate; wretched; wretch; simple; naive; good-natured |
| locuaz | talkative; loquacious; garrulous |
| montaraz | of the woods; wild; untamed; uncouth; rude; forester |
| mordaz | caustic; biting; sharp; acerbic; pungent; acrid; corrosive |
| perspicaz | perceptive; keen-sighted; perspicacious |
| pertinaz | stubborn; persistent; pertinacious |
| precoz | precocious; early |
| procaz | impudent; brazen; obscene |
| sagaz | astute; shrewd; sagacious; keen-scented |
| soez | obscene; rude; coarse; base; vile |
| suspicaz | suspicious; distrustful |
| tenaz | tenacious; determined; stubborn; hard to remove; persistent; difficult to get rid of; adhesive; tough |
| veloz | fast; quick; swift; fleet; rapid |
| veraz | truthful; veracious |
| vivaz | vivacious; lively; sharp; active; vigorous; keen; quick-witted; long-lived |
| voraz | voracious; greedy; ravenous; destructive; fierce |
| acidez | sharpness; acidity; heartburn |
| actriz | actress |
| ajedrez | chess |
| albornoz | bathrobe; burnoose |
| alcatraz | gannet; cuckoopint; white pelican |
| altavoz | loudspeaker; speaker |
| altivez | haughtiness; arrogance; pride |
| altramuz | lupin; lupine |
| antifaz | mask; veil covering the face |
| aprendiz | trainee; apprentice |
| arroz | rice |
| avestruz | ostrich |
| avidez | eagerness; avidity; greed |
| barniz | varnish; glaze; veneer; smattering |
| beodez | drunkenness |
| cáliz | chalice; calyx; cup of sorrow |
| candidez | naturalness; simplicity; whiteness; naïvety |
| capataz | foreman; overseer; steward |
| cariz | aspect; look |
| cerviz | cervix; neck; nape of the neck |
| chochez | senility; dotage |
| cicatriz | scar; cicatrice |
| codorniz | quail |
| coz | kick from a beast; recoil; butt |
| cruz | cross; burden; tails; withers; dagger; crown |
| dejadez | carelessness; negligence; laziness; slovenliness; neglect |
| desfachatez | nerve; cheek; impudence; brazenness; effrontery |
| desliz | slip; blunder; false step; frailty; indiscretion; sliding; slipping |
| desnudez | nakedness; nudity; bareness |
| disfraz | disguise; fancy dress; costume; dissimulation; dissembling |
| doblez | fold; crease; ply; cuff; duplicity; deceitfulness |
| embriaguez | intoxication; drunkenness; inebriation |
| emperatriz | empress |
| esbeltez | slenderness |
| escasez | shortage; scarcity; dearth; shortness; stinginess; want; poverty |
| esplendidez | magnificence; splendour; generosity; lavishness |
| esquivez | disdain; coldness; gruffness; shyness |
| estrechez | narrowness; hardship; tightness; strictness; pressure; closeness; intimacy; jam; predicament; penury; poverty |
| estupidez | stupidity; stupid thing |
| exquisitez | exquisiteness; delicacy; excellence |
| faz | face; visage; aspect; obverse |
| flaccidez | flaccidity; flabbiness |
| fluidez | fluidity; fluency; fluidness; flowingness |
| frigidez | frigidity |
| generatriz | generatrix |
| haz | bundle; sheaf; faggot; gavel; beam; pencil; fascicle; face; visage; hacer |
| hez | sediment; dregs; scum |
| honradez | honesty; probity; integrity; uprightness |
| hoz | sickle; gorge; ravine |
| idiotez | idiocy |
| inmadurez | immaturity |
| insensatez | foolishness; stupidity; folly |
| institutriz | governess |
| invalidez | disability; invalidity |
| jerez | sherry |
| juez | judge; justice; official; juez de línea: linesman |
| languidez | listlessness; disinterest; languor; languidness |
| lápiz | pencil; crayon; lápiz de labios: lipstick; lápiz de labios: lipstick |
| liquidez | liquidity; liquidness |
| locomotriz | locomotive |
| lombriz | earthworm; lombriz intestinal: roundworm |
| lucidez | lucidity |
| luz | light; span; luces de cruce: dimmer; dipped headlights |
| madurez | maturity; ripeness; adulthood; wisdom; prudence |
| maíz | maize; corn; maíz dulce: sweetcorn |
| matiz | shade; tint; nuance; hue |
| matraz | flask; matrass |
| matriz | womb; mould; mold; matrix; stub; counterfoil; stencil; first; main; chief; mother |
| memez | stupid act or remark; silliness; stupidity |
| meretriz | harlot; strumpet |
| motriz | motor; engine; dynamic force; driving |
| mudez | dumbness |
| nariz | nose; nostril; bouquet; nose-shaped catch for a latch |
| niñez | childhood; infancy |
| nitidez | clearness; sharpness; neatness; clarity; lack of ambiguity |
| nuez | walnut; nut; Adam's apple; nuez moscada: nutmeg |
| ñoñez | insipidness; spinelessness; shyness; bashfulness; fussiness; senility; dotage; inanity; stupid thing; endearment; flattery; whining |
| ordinariez | vulgarity; grossness; coarseness; ordinariness; inferior quality; rude remark |
| palidez | pallor; paleness; wanness |
| paloduz | liquorice; licorice |
| parteluz | mullion |
| peladez | poverty; vulgarity; rude word; obscenity |
| pequeñez | smallness; littleness; childhood; pettiness; meanness; trifle; triviality |
| perdiz | partridge; perdiz blanca: ptamirgan |
| pesadez | heaviness; burdensomeness; tiresomeness; irksomeness; drowsiness; sultriness; slowness; clumsiness; gravity; fullness; bore; pain |
| pez | fish; pitch; tar; pez de colores: goldfish; pez gordo: big shot |
| placidez | placidness; placidity |
| pómez | piedra pómez: pumice stone |
| portavoz | megaphone; mouthpiece; spokesman |
| precoz | precocious; early |
| preñez | pregnancy; fullness |
| putridez | putridity |
| quibutz | kibbutz |
| raíz | root; stem |
| rapidez | speed; rapidity; quickness; swiftness |
| regaliz | liquorice; licorice |
| ridiculez | ridiculousness; oddity; eccentricity; pittance; trifle |
| rigidez | rigidity; intolerance |
| rodríguez | grass widower |
| rojez | redness; reddishness; ruddiness |
| sandez | stupidity; silliness; inanity; foolish or stupid act or remark; piece of nonsense |
| secuaz | minion; henchman; follower |
| sencillez | simplicity; easiness; plainness; unpretentiousness; naturalness |
| sensatez | good sense; sense; wisdom |
| solaz | form of entertainment; form of relaxation; solace; comfort; relief; recreation |
| solidez | solidity; firmness; strength; soundness; fastness |
| sordidez | squalor; dirtiness; squalidity; sordidness |
| tamiz | sieve; bolter |
| tapiz | tapestry |
| tartamudez | stammer; stutter |
| tez | skin; complexion |
| timidez | shyness; timidness; timorousness |
| tirantez | tightness; tautness; tenseness; tension; strained condition |
| tozudez | stubbornness; obstinacy |
| tragaluz | skylight |
| trasluz | light seen through a translucent body; gleam; glint; al trasluz: against the light |
| Túnez | Tunisia; Tunis |
| validez | validity |
| variz | varicose vein |
| vejez | old age; oldness; peevishness of old age; platitude; old history |
| veloz | fast; quick; swift; fleet; rapid |
| vez | time; turn; stead; place; una vez: once; dos veces: twice; en vez de: instead of |
| viudez | widowhood |
| voz | voice; shout; rumour; rumor; word; term; vote; rumour; public opinion |
