z

Other forms of z

plural

zes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about z

What does z mean?

z means "the ending of a series or sequence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in z?

z has 1 syllable: z. In IPA it is /ˈzi/.

What is another word for z?

Close synonyms include omega, zee, zed, ezed, izzard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is z a common word?

z is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with z?

5 words rhyme with z. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.