zar

[ˈsaɾ]

/[ˈsaɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“zar” sits in 19 confusable pairs (corpus #16,491) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,491
frequency rank, Spanish
220
“Z” headwords
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monarca imperial de Rusia (1547 a 1917), Bulgaria y Serbia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-zar · zar · Spanish

zar · rank #16,491 · 0 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,491
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 220
  • PHOTO-FINISH yacimiento

Nearest frequency peer: yacimiento (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “zar”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “zar” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zar vs ze
33% similar
zar vs zi
33% similar
zar vs zoo
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zar
PropertyValue
Headwordzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsaɾ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#16,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “zar” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).zarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “yacimiento” (#16,490), “zumo” (#16,492), “yace” (#16,489). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for zar is neighbouring look-alikes ("ze", "zi", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈsaɾ]. Frequency #16,491 among 220 “Z” headwords. Gloss: "Monarca imperial de Rusia (1547 a 1917), Bulgaria y Serbia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for zar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "ze", "zi", "zoo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is zar, spelled Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monarca imperial de Rusia (1547 a 1917), Bulgaria y Serbia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how zar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Paralelo de Luis XIV, rey de Francia, y Pedro el Primero, zar o emperador de la Russia

This word in other languages

tsar(English)tsar(Français)Zar(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zar"?
"zar" is spelled Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsaɾ].
What does "zar" mean?
As a noun, "zar" means: Monarca imperial de Rusia (1547 a 1917), Bulgaria y Serbia.
What words are commonly confused with "zar"?
"zar" is commonly confused with "ze", "zi", "zoo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zar" is [ˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zar" come from?
"zar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vid#16,480uña#16,473ría#16,450joy#16,368

What to do next

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  • "zar" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ze". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #16,491 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list