zouaves

\zwav\

/\zwav\/ noun

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The verdict

“zouaves” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,126
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-zouaves · zouaves · French

zouaves · rank #42,126 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,126
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH yasser

Nearest frequency peer: yasser (-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 « zouaves »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « zouaves » 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 zouaves
PropertyValue
Headwordzouaves
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zwav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,126
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « zouaves »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.zouavesse 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 « yasser » (#42,125), « écouteur » (#42,127), « électrolyse » (#42,128). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « zouaves » est au #42,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zouaves (IPA \zwav\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,126 among 240 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de zouave.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zouaves, with forms such as "ozuaves", "zoauves", and "zouaevs". 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zouaves, spelled Z-O-U-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de zouave.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une grande partie du contingent était constituée de troupes indigènes. Dans un capharnaüm coloré se côtoyaient des bataillons de zouaves, des turcos en saroual bleu, des escadrons de spahis chevauchant dans leur ample cape blanche.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozuaves
  • zoauves
  • zouaevs
  • zouavess
  • zouavse
  • zouavves
  • zouvaes
  • zuoaves
  • zzouaves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zouaves - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ozuaves2zoauves2zouaevs2zouavess1zouavse2zouavves1zouvaes2zuoaves2
Edit distance from "zouaves"

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 "zouaves"?
"zouaves" is spelled Z-O-U-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \zwav\.
What does "zouaves" mean?
As a noun, "zouaves" means: Pluriel de zouave.
What are common misspellings of "zouaves"?
Common misspellings include "ozuaves", "zoauves", "zouaevs", "zouavess", "zouavse". The correct spelling is "zouaves".
How do you pronounce "zouaves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zouaves" is \zwav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zouaves" come from?
"zouaves" 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 "zouaves", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

éoliens#42,130allègre#42,147troquer#42,099armando#42,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

vêtues9 variantsvergne9 variantsarboré9 variantsassurons9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list