zanzibar
\zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\
The verdict
“zanzibar” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,602 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,602
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421, qui se joue avec trois dés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zanzibar |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,602 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zanzibar” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for zanzibar is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,602 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Sorte de jeu de dés, variante du 421, qui se joue avec trois dés.
- 2Trois dés ou cornet utilisé pour jouer au zanzibar.
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “zanzibar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Z-A-N-Z-I-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \zɑ̃.zi.baʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.