zam
The verdict
“zam” is uncommon French (frequency #97,577 among 39,292 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,577
- frequency rank, French
- 39,292
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zam · zam · French
zam · rank #97,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,577
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 39,292
- PHOTO-FINISH ébouriffés
Nearest frequency peer: ébouriffés (+2 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 “zam”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- yeule
yeule
2,430 corpus weight
- zam
zam
2,424 corpus weight
- ébouriffés
ébouriffés
2,422 corpus weight
- écouterez
écouterez
2,420 corpus weight
- écoutions
écoutions
2,419 corpus weight
- écœurer
écœurer
2,418 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zam” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #97,577 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zam” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zam is uncommon French at frequency #97,577 among 39,292 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bon.".
zam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zam, spelled Z-A-M.
Definition
- 1Bon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mfiañe wu ô ne zam.
Antonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zam", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.