Zélande

\ze.lɑ̃d\

/\ze.lɑ̃d\/ name

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The verdict

“Zélande” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,484
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas dont le chef-lieu est Middelbourg.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zelande · Zélande · French

Zélande · rank #8,484 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,484
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH XVIIIe

Nearest frequency peer: XVIIIe (-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 « Zélande »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Zélande » 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 Zélande
PropertyValue
HeadwordZélande
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ze.lɑ̃d\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,484
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zélande »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « XVIIIe » (#8,483), « écossais » (#8,485), « voyageur » (#8,482). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « Zélande » est au #8,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Zélande (IPA \ze.lɑ̃d\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,484 among 240 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas dont le chef-lieu est Middelbourg.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zélande, with forms such as "zelande", "zléande", and "zzélande". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Zélande, spelled Z-É-L-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas dont le chef-lieu est Middelbourg.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La Zélande fut, en outre, la première province de descente et de séjour pour les multiples réfugiés à cause de la navette régulière organisée sur l'Escaut pour les transporter.
  2. Le père et le fils n’eurent aucun problème tant qu’il restèrent dans les Pays-Bas : d’Amsterdam à Leyde puis à Shiedam, et par bateau jusqu’en Zélande.

This word in other languages

Zeeland(English)Seeland(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zelande
  • zléande
  • zzélande
  • zéalnde
  • zéladne
  • zélandde
  • zélaned
  • zélannde
  • zéllande
  • zélnade
  • ézlande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zélande - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

zelande1zléande2zzélande1zéalnde2zéladne2zélandde1zélaned2zélannde1
Edit distance from "Zélande"

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 "Zélande"?
"Zélande" is spelled Z-É-L-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ze.lɑ̃d\.
What does "Zélande" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zélande" means: Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas dont le chef-lieu est Middelbourg.
What are common misspellings of "Zélande"?
Common misspellings include "zelande", "zléande", "zzélande", "zéalnde", "zéladne". The correct spelling is "Zélande".
How do you pronounce "Zélande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zélande" is \ze.lɑ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zélande" come from?
"Zélande" 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 "Zélande", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abattre#8,489valider#8,478urbains#8,477anneaux#8,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

voyageur11 variantsadmission11 variantsbretons11 variantscercles11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list