zinc
\zɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“zinc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,886
- frequency rank, French
- 240
- “Z” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément chimique de symbole Zn et de numéro atomique 30.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zinc · zinc · French
zinc · rank #12,886 · 6 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,886
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 240
- PHOTO-FINISH votée
Nearest frequency peer: votée (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zinc”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- versa
versa
87,118 corpus weight
- vocale
vocale
87,117 corpus weight
- votée
votée
87,116 corpus weight
- zinc
zinc
87,115 corpus weight
- zombies
zombies
87,114 corpus weight
- élimine
élimine
87,113 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zinc” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zinc |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \zɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “zinc” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around zinc (IPA \zɛ̃ɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,886 among 240 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for zinc, with forms such as "iznc", "zicn", and "zincc". 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 also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "zip", "zone", "zizi", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zinc, spelled Z-I-N-C.
Definition
- 1Élément chimique de symbole Zn et de numéro atomique 30.
- 2Corps simple métallique blanc bleuâtre, ductile et malléable, qui sert à fabriquer des couvertures de toits, des gouttières, des tuyaux, des bassins, etc.
- 3Comptoir d’un bar qui a rarement été couvert de zinc, mais surtout de cuivre.
- 4Bistro, café, troquet, par référence au comptoir en zinc que l'on trouve habituellement dans ce type d'établissement (voir ci-dessus).
- 5Avion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zinc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On a constaté que la cellulose sous forme de papier-filtre est soluble dans les solutions aqueuses concentrées de certains sels, tel que ceux d'antimoine, chlorure d'étain, bromure de zinc.
Le phénol et la paratoluidine, ainsi que le paracrésol et l’aniline, chauffés à 260-300° avec du chlorure de zinc, donnent de la phénylparatolylamine.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iznc
- zicn
- zincc
- zinnc
- znic
- zzinc
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zinc - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zinc", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "zinc". Here's where to go from here.
- "zinc" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zip". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,886 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.