zanzibar

\zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\

/\zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“zanzibar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,602
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421, qui se joue avec trois dés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zanzibar · zanzibar · French

zanzibar · rank #39,602 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,602
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH yuans

Nearest frequency peer: yuans (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « zanzibar »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « zanzibar » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zanzibar
PropertyValue
Headwordzanzibar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,602
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « zanzibar »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.zanzibarse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « yuans » (#39,601), « zum » (#39,603), « Welt » (#39,599). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « zanzibar » est au #39,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zanzibar (IPA \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,602 among 240 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zanzibar, with forms such as "aznzibar", "zanizbar", and "zannzibar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is zanzibar, spelled Z-A-N-Z-I-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421, qui se joue avec trois dés.
  2. 2
    Trois dés ou cornet utilisé pour jouer au zanzibar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Près d’eux, des musicos jouaient au zanzibar. Les dés heurtaient le marbre mince.

Synonyms

zanzi

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aznzibar
  • zanizbar
  • zannzibar
  • zanzbiar
  • zanziabr
  • zanzibarr
  • zanzibbar
  • zanzibra
  • zanzzibar
  • zaznibar
  • znazibar
  • zzanzibar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zanzibar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aznzibar2zanizbar2zannzibar1zanzbiar2zanziabr2zanzibarr1zanzibbar1zanzibra2
Edit distance from "zanzibar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zanzibar"?
"zanzibar" is spelled Z-A-N-Z-I-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\.
What does "zanzibar" mean?
As a noun, "zanzibar" means: Sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421, qui se joue avec trois dés.
What are common misspellings of "zanzibar"?
Common misspellings include "aznzibar", "zanizbar", "zannzibar", "zanzbiar", "zanziabr". The correct spelling is "zanzibar".
How do you pronounce "zanzibar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zanzibar" is \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zanzibar" come from?
"zanzibar" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list