zaim
noun
zaim is spelled Z-A-I-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zaim means “An influential figure or leader in Lebanon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zaim is zaims.
How many letters and syllables are in zaim?
| Letters | 4: Z-A-I-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is zaim?
Zaim appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with zaim?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as zaim.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: zami.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of zaim
- zaims plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zaim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA Turkish irregular mounted militia.
- 2
archaicThe chief of such a militia.
- 3
An influential figure or leader in Lebanon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zaim come from?
From Arabic زعيم (zaʕīm, “leader”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).