zaire
/ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)/noun
zaire is spelled Z-A-I-R-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Zaire, the name). As a noun, zaire means “The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zaire is zaires or zaïres.
How many letters and syllables are in zaire?
| Letters | 5: Z-A-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 zaire?
Zaire appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Zaire, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zaire?
- /ˌzɑˈɪə(ɹ)/
- /ˌzaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/
Zaire has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with zaire?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as zaire.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rezai.
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 zaire
- zaires plural
- zaïres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zaire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
noun
- 1
The former currency of Zaïre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zaire in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense currency:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zaïre |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does zaire come from?
Borrowed from French zaïre. Named after the Zaire River, another name for the Congo River.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).