Zaire

[zaˈʔiːʁə]

/[zaˈʔiːʁə]/ name

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The verdict

“Zaire” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,578 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#77,578
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat in Zentralafrika

Key facts for Zaire
PropertyValue
HeadwordZaire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zaˈʔiːʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zaire” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zaire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zaire is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zaˈʔiːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,578 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Staat in Zentralafrika".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zaire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zaire, spelled Z-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Zentralafrika

Synonyms

Demokratische Republik KongoKongo

This word in other languages

Zaire(English)Zaire(Español)Zaïre(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zaire"?
"Zaire" is spelled Z-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈʔiːʁə].
What does "Zaire" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zaire" means: Staat in Zentralafrika
How do you pronounce "Zaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zaire" is [zaˈʔiːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zaire" come from?
"Zaire" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Zaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zaˈʔiːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list