zêta
\zɛ.ta\
The verdict
“zêta” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ζ, Ζ, sixième lettre et quatrième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeta · zêta · French
zêta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | zêta |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɛ.ta\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zêta » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zêta is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zɛ.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ζ, Ζ, sixième lettre et quatrième consonne de l’alphabet grec.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zêta, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is zêta, spelled Z-Ê-T-A.
Definition
- 1ζ, Ζ, sixième lettre et quatrième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zêta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le gros texte de Pierre Colmez nous offre un panorama complet de la famille des zêtas complexes et p-adiques.
This word in other languages
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.