zar
/ʦaɾ/
The verdict
“zar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,236 among 42 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,236
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 42
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - czar
Corpus desk
Index PT-zar · zar · Portuguese
zar · rank #75,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,236
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 42
- PHOTO-FINISH xelim
Nearest frequency peer: xelim (-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 “zar”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- xelim
xelim
24,774 corpus weight
- zar
zar
24,765 corpus weight
- aclamar
aclamar
24,750 corpus weight
- aimar
aimar
24,740 corpus weight
- almoçado
almoçado
24,733 corpus weight
- almíscar
almíscar
24,732 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “zar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʦaɾ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #75,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “zar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
zar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,236 among 42 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʦaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "czar".
Zero misspellings are on record for zar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is zar, spelled Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1czar
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 "zar"?
What does "zar" mean?
How do you pronounce "zar"?
What language does "zar" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).