zar

/ʦaɾ/

//ʦaɾ// noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zar
PropertyValue
Headwordzar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʦaɾ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#75,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “zar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.zarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “xelim” (#75,227), “aclamar” (#75,251), “aimar” (#75,261). Entre 42 lemas com “Z”, “zar” fica em #75,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    czar

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"?
"zar" is spelled Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʦaɾ/.
What does "zar" mean?
As a noun, "zar" means: czar
How do you pronounce "zar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zar" is /ʦaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zar" come from?
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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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list