Zimbabwe

\zim.ba.bwe\

/\zim.ba.bwe\/ name

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The verdict

“Zimbabwe” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,373
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pays situé dans le sud de l’Afrique, entouré par l’Afrique du Sud, le Botswana, la Zambie et le Mozambique. Sa capitale est Harare.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · French

Zimbabwe · rank #18,373 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,373
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH women

Nearest frequency peer: women (-2 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 « Zimbabwe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Zimbabwe » 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 Zimbabwe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimbabwe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\zim.ba.bwe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,373
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Zimbabwe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Zimbabwese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « women » (#18,371), « écoutait » (#18,375), « wait » (#18,370). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « Zimbabwe » est au #18,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Zimbabwe (IPA \zim.ba.bwe\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,373 among 240 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zimbabwe, with forms such as "izmbabwe", "zibmabwe", and "zimabbwe". 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. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Zimbabwe, spelled Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pays situé dans le sud de l’Afrique, entouré par l’Afrique du Sud, le Botswana, la Zambie et le Mozambique. Sa capitale est Harare.
  2. 2
    Ancienne cité d’Afrique méridionale, située à une quinzaine de kilomètres au sud de la ville de Masvingo, dans le sud du Zimbabwe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ... il leur expliquait comment on jouait de la mbira, un lamellophone à touches en métal monté sur une calebasse, typique de son pays, le Zimbabwe.
  2. Ce mardi 21 mai, huit personnes, venant de France, mais aussi d’Australie, du Pakistan ou encore du Zimbabwe et se qualifiant de « survivants et victimes du changement climatique », ainsi que deux associations françaises (Bloom et Alliance Santé planétaire) et une mexicaine (Nuestro Futuro) ont annoncé avoir déposé une plainte contre X auprès du tribunal…

Synonyms

République du ZimbabweRhodésie du SudZimbabwe-Rhodésie

This word in other languages

Zimbabwe(English)Zimbabue(Español)Simbabwe(Deutsch)Zimbabwe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izmbabwe
  • zibmabwe
  • zimabbwe
  • zimbabbwe
  • zimbabew
  • zimbabwwe
  • zimbawbe
  • zimbbabwe
  • zimbbawe
  • zimmbabwe
  • zmibabwe
  • zzimbabwe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

izmbabwe2zibmabwe2zimabbwe2zimbabbwe1zimbabew2zimbabwwe1zimbawbe2zimbbabwe1
Edit distance from "Zimbabwe"

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 "Zimbabwe"?
"Zimbabwe" is spelled Z-I-M-B-A-B-W-E. The IPA pronunciation is \zim.ba.bwe\.
What does "Zimbabwe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zimbabwe" means: Pays situé dans le sud de l’Afrique, entouré par l’Afrique du Sud, le Botswana, la Zambie et le Mozambique. Sa capitale est Harare.
What are common misspellings of "Zimbabwe"?
Common misspellings include "izmbabwe", "zibmabwe", "zimabbwe", "zimbabbwe", "zimbabew". The correct spelling is "Zimbabwe".
How do you pronounce "Zimbabwe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimbabwe" is \zim.ba.bwe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimbabwe" come from?
"Zimbabwe" 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 "Zimbabwe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écoutait#18,375étendard#18,376adjudant#18,381ajoutées#18,385

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

tropical12 variantstrompés12 variantsséjourné12 variantssupposons12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list