Zambia

/ˈzæmbɪə/

//ˈzæmbɪə// noun

The verdict

“Zambia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,443 among 42 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,443
frequency rank, Portuguese
42
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-zambia · Zambia · Portuguese

Zambia · rank #71,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,443
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 42
  • PHOTO-FINISH walnut

Nearest frequency peer: walnut (-9 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Zambia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Zambia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zambia
PropertyValue
HeadwordZambia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈzæmbɪə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Zambia” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Zambiacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “walnut” (#71,434), “wafer” (#71,433), “ventilar” (#71,424). Entre 42 lemas com “Z”, “Zambia” fica em #71,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zambia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,443 among 42 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈzæmbɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zâmbia".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zambia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Zambia, spelled Z-A-M-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zâmbia

Synonyms

Republic of Zambia

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zambia"?
"Zambia" is spelled Z-A-M-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈzæmbɪə/.
What does "Zambia" mean?
As a noun, "Zambia" means: Zâmbia
How do you pronounce "Zambia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zambia" is /ˈzæmbɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zambia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list