saz

noun

"saz" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“saz” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The baglama.

Corpus desk

Index EN-saz · saz · English

saz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for saz
PropertyValue
Headwordsaz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “saz” in English

sazsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

saz is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The baglama.".

No misspelling variants are generated for saz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French saz, from Persian ساز (sâz). The correct English form is saz, spelled S-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    The baglama.

Etymology

From French saz, from Persian ساز (sâz).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saz"?
"saz" is spelled S-A-Z.
What does "saz" mean?
As a noun, "saz" means: The baglama.
What is the origin of the word "saz"?
From French saz, from Persian ساز (sâz). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list