zij
noun
zij is spelled Z-I-J: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zij means “An Islamic book that tabulates parameters used for various astronomical events and movements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zij is zijes.
How many letters and syllables are in zij?
| Letters | 3: Z-I-J |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 zij?
Zij appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
Forms of zij
- zijes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zij mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Islamic book that tabulates parameters used for various astronomical events and movements.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zij come from?
From Middle Persian zīg (literally “cord”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).