zanzi
\zɑ̃.zi\
The verdict
“zanzi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zanzibar, sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zanzi · zanzi · French
zanzi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zanzi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɑ̃.zi\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zanzi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zanzi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zɑ̃.zi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zanzibar, sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421.".
zanzi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zanzi, spelled Z-A-N-Z-I.
Definition
- 1Zanzibar, sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zanzi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Avec vous vieux Lacouf j’ai perdu au zanzi tout ce que j’ai voulu.
Au temps où les abeilles butinaient ferme, donnant l’exemple de l’activité et où je pouvais librement déguster mon beaujolais quotidien en faisant un zanzi, après mon travail…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.