zombies

\zɔ̃.bi\

/\zɔ̃.bi\/ noun

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The verdict

“zombies” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,887
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-zombies · zombies · French

zombies · rank #12,887 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,887
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH zinc

Nearest frequency peer: zinc (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « zombies »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « zombies » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zombies vs zombie
86% similar
zombies vs Zambie
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zombies
PropertyValue
Headwordzombies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zɔ̃.bi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,887
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « zombies »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « zinc » (#12,886), « élimine » (#12,888), « votée » (#12,885). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « zombies » est au #12,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zombies (IPA \zɔ̃.bi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,887 among 240 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de zombie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zombies, with forms such as "ozmbies", "zmobies", and "zobmies". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zombie", "Zambie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zombies, spelled Z-O-M-B-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de zombie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce film de zombies taïwanais, qui a fait scandale au festival de Gérardmer, n’a pas volé son interdiction aux moins de 16 ans ! Non seulement il est gorissime, mais il suit des morts-vivants dont la libido débordante présente des séquences à réserver aux âmes bien trempées.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozmbies
  • zmobies
  • zobmies
  • zombbies
  • zombeis
  • zombiess
  • zombise
  • zomibes
  • zommbies
  • zzombies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zombies - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ozmbies2zmobies2zobmies2zombbies1zombeis2zombiess1zombise2zomibes2
Edit distance from "zombies"

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 "zombies"?
"zombies" is spelled Z-O-M-B-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \zɔ̃.bi\.
What does "zombies" mean?
As a noun, "zombies" means: Pluriel de zombie.
What words are commonly confused with "zombies"?
"zombies" is commonly confused with "zombie", "Zambie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zombies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zombies" is \zɔ̃.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zombies" come from?
"zombies" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zombies", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

élimine#12,888Achille#12,895torrent#12,878agirait#12,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

accueillis10 variantssouches10 variantsBavière10 variantsromance10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list