# za vs zip

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### za
*noun · IPA [zɑː] · frequency rank #27,140*
Pizza

### zip
*verb · IPA [zɪp] · frequency rank #30,400*
mittels Reißverschluss schließen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/za-vs-zip