Zia
Zi·a/ˈzi.ə/adjective, noun
Zia is spelled Z-I-A: 3 letters and 2 syllables (Zi·a). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Zia means “Of or pertaining to the Zia Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Zia?
| Letters | 3: Z-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Zi·a |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 Zia?
Zia appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 Zia?
- UK /ˈziː.ə/
- US /ˈzi.ə/
Zia has 2 syllables, split Zi·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Zia?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Zia from its last stressed vowel (/iə/):
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 Zia
- Zias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Zia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Zia Pueblo people, culture, or the variety of Keres they speak.
noun
- 1
A federally recognized tribe of Keres-speaking Pueblo people in Sandoval County, New Mexico, known for their pottery and use of the sun symbol.
- 2
An individual member of this tribe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Zia come from?
Likely borrowed from Spanish Zía, from Eastern Keres Tsi'ya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).