zona

/ˈzo.nɐ/

//ˈzo.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“zona” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#979
frequency rank, Portuguese
42
“Z” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção de uma superfície esférica, determinada por dois planos paralelos que a cortam

Corpus desk

Index PT-zona · zona · Portuguese

zona · rank #979 · 5 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #979
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 42
  • PHOTO-FINISH you

Nearest frequency peer: you (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “zona”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “zona” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

zona vs zorra
60% similar
zona vs za
50% similar
zona vs zen
50% similar

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

Key facts for zona
PropertyValue
Headwordzona
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈzo.nɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#979
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “zona”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).zonacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “you” (#978), “aprender” (#981), “cama” (#982). Entre 42 lemas com “Z”, “zona” fica em #979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around zona (IPA /ˈzo.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #979 among 42 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for zona, with forms such as "ozna", "znoa", and "zoan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "zorra", "za", "zen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is zona, spelled Z-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    porção de uma superfície esférica, determinada por dois planos paralelos que a cortam
  2. 2
    cada uma das cinco divisões da esfera terrestre, determinadas pelos trópicos, pelos círculos polares e pelo equador, nas quais predominam tipos diferenciados de clima
  3. 3
    região definida por critério econômico, científico, administrativo, etc. (Zona Sul, Zona da mata.)
  4. 4
    área, região
  5. 5
    situação de desordem
  6. 6
    região onde se concentram prostíbulos

Synonyms

algazarrabagunça

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozna
  • znoa
  • zoan
  • zonna
  • zzona

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zona - 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.

ozna2znoa2zoan2zonna1zzona1
Edit distance from "zona"

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 "zona"?
"zona" is spelled Z-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈzo.nɐ/.
What does "zona" mean?
As a noun, "zona" means: porção de uma superfície esférica, determinada por dois planos paralelos que a cortam
What words are commonly confused with "zona"?
"zona" is commonly confused with "zorra", "za", "zen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zona" is /ˈzo.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zona" come from?
"zona" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cama#982ilha#1,012irmã#939fogo#938

Similar misspelling depth

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

massa5 variantscafé5 variantscedo5 variantsfome5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list