Zimbabwe

[zɪmˈbapvə]

/[zɪmˈbapvə]/ name

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The verdict

“Zimbabwe” is uncommon German (frequency #66,903 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,903
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat im Süden Afrikas

Corpus desk

Index DE-zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · German

Zimbabwe · rank #66,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,903
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zimmermanns

Nearest frequency peer: Zimmermanns (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zimbabwe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zimbabwe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zimbabwe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimbabwe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zɪmˈbapvə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zimbabwe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zimbabwefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zimmermanns“ (#66,904), „Zimmerpflanzen“ (#66,905), „ziehenden“ (#66,900). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zimbabwe“ bei #66,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zimbabwe is uncommon German at frequency #66,903 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zɪmˈbapvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat im Süden Afrikas".

Zimbabwe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zimbabwe, spelled Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat im Süden Afrikas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Zimbabwe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Waldschutzprojekt Kariba in Zimbabwe wurde 2011 lanciert und gilt als Prestigeprojekt von South Pole.“

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 "Zimbabwe"?
"Zimbabwe" is spelled Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪmˈbapvə].
What does "Zimbabwe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zimbabwe" means: Staat im Süden Afrikas
How do you pronounce "Zimbabwe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimbabwe" is [zɪmˈbapvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimbabwe" come from?
"Zimbabwe" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zimbabwe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zellkern#66,897Zeitwert#66,896Zöglinge#66,922Westwind#66,870

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list