Znaïm

name

The verdict

“Znaïm” 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
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Znojmo.

Corpus desk

Index FR-znaim · Znaïm · French

Znaïm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Znaïm
PropertyValue
HeadwordZnaïm
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Znaïm » en français

Znaïmsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Znaïm is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Znojmo.".

Znaïm has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Znaïm, spelled Z-N-A-Ï-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Znojmo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ZNAIM ou ZNOYM, (Géog. mod.) ville de Boheme, en Moravie, sur la Teya, vers les frontieres de l’Autriche, à sept lieues de Brimm, & à dix de Vienne. C’est ici où Sigismond, empereur d’Allemagne, finit ses jours en 1437 a 78 ans, après bien des traverses. Il fut malheureux en 1393 contre Bajazeth ; mais il eut plus à souffrir de ses sujets que des Turcs. L…
  2. Les Français, comme l’avait annoncé l’éclaireur, ayant traversé le fleuve à Vienne se dirigeaient à marche forcée sur Znaïm par la route que suivait Koutouzov, et à plus de cent verstes au devant de lui.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Znaïm"?
"Znaïm" is spelled Z-N-A-Ï-M.
What does "Znaïm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Znaïm" means: Znojmo.
What language does "Znaïm" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list