# za vs ze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### za
*noun · IPA /zɑː/ · frequency rank #25,983*
Pizza.

### ze
*article · IPA /ziː/ · frequency rank #27,038*
Nonstandard spelling of the, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German.

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