Zachary
/ˈzækəɹi/
"zachary" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Zachary” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,983 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #21,983
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zachary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈzækəɹi/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #21,983 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zachary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Zachary is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈzækəɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,983 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zachary, with forms such as "azchary", "zacahry", and "zacchary". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: See Zacharias. The correct English form is Zachary, spelled Z-A-C-H-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Hebrew, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.
Etymology
See Zacharias.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azchary,zacahry,zacchary,zacharry,zacharyy,zachayr,zachhary,zachray,zahcary,zcahary,zzachary
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zachary - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Zachary”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is Z-A-C-H-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈzækəɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.