Zéphora
\ze.fɔ.ʁa\
The verdict
“Zéphora” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zephora · Zéphora · French
Zéphora · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zéphora |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ze.fɔ.ʁa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zéphora is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ze.fɔ.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zéphora has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Zéphora, spelled Z-É-P-H-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Prénom féminin.
- 2Prénom de la fille de Jéthro, personnage biblique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zéphora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
elle frappa Swann par sa ressemblance avec cette figure de Zéphora, la fille de Jéthro, qu’on voit dans une fresque de la chapelle Sixtine.
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.