Zanzíbar
[sãnˈsiβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“Zanzíbar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,768 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #42,768
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Tanzania.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zanzíbar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [sãnˈsiβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #42,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zanzíbar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Zanzíbar is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sãnˈsiβ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,768 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ciudad de Tanzania.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zanzíbar, with forms such as "aznzíbar", "zannzíbar", and "zanzbíar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Zanzíbar, spelled Z-A-N-Z-Í-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de Tanzania.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aznzíbar,zannzíbar,zanzbíar,zanzzíbar,zanzíabr,zanzíbarr,zanzíbbar,zanzíbra,zanzívar,zanízbar,zazníbar,znazíbar,zzanzíbar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zanzíbar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Zanzíbar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-A-N-Z-Í-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sãnˈsiβ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.