zazen
\za.zɛn\
The verdict
“zazen” 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) - Forme de méditation assise et silencieuse, à la base de la pratique du bouddhisme zen. Dans le zen soto, elle consiste à laisser passer les pensées sans les entretenir, s’affranchissant ainsi des f...
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Index FR-zazen · zazen · French
zazen · 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 | zazen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \za.zɛn\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zazen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \za.zɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zazen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 zazen, spelled Z-A-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Forme de méditation assise et silencieuse, à la base de la pratique du bouddhisme zen. Dans le zen soto, elle consiste à laisser passer les pensées sans les entretenir, s’affranchissant ainsi des fabrications mentales pour n’être plus que simple présence.
- 2Par extension, posture assise utilisée pour pratiquer ce type de méditation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zazen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le zazen dont il est question ici se situe au sein de la transmission de l’enseignement du Bouddha dont il constitue la pratique essentielle.
La posture de zazen est semblable à un instrument de musique.
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.