zem
\zɛm\
The verdict
“zem” is uncommon French (frequency #67,983 among 39,292 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,983
- frequency rank, French
- 39,292
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - motocyclette qui fait office de taxi.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɛm\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #67,983 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zem” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zem is uncommon French at frequency #67,983 among 39,292 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \zɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "motocyclette qui fait office de taxi.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zem in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is zem, spelled Z-E-M.
Definition
- 1motocyclette qui fait office de taxi.
Synonyms
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 “zem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Z-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.