# Zimbabwe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ · frequency rank #10,801

## Definitions
1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

## Etymology
From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

## Easily confused with
- **Zimbabwean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zimbabwe-vs-zimbabwean)

## Common misspellings (12)
`izmbabwe`, `zibmabwe`, `zimabbwe`, `zimbabbwe`, `zimbabew`, `zimbabwwe`, `zimbawbe`, `zimbbabwe`, `zimbbawe`, `zimmbabwe`, `zmibabwe`, `zzimbabwe`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zimbabwe