zanja
/ˈzɑn.hə/noun
zanja is spelled Z-A-N-J-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zanja means “An irrigation canal in Latin America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zanja is zanjas.
How many letters and syllables are in zanja?
| Letters | 5: Z-A-N-J-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is zanja?
Zanja appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
How do you pronounce zanja?
- US /ˈzɑn.hə/
Zanja has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zanja
- zanjas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zanja mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An irrigation canal in Latin America.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zanja come from?
Borrowed from Spanish zanja.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).