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zed

zed

26 9.9
The name British people use for the letter Z
  • noun
  • /zɛd/
  • UK
translation icon : zeta
  • Next we have this blackboard Z or Zed, depending where you are in the world.

Never use an easy keyboard combination like ABCD, QWERTY, or QA Zed.

Examples

  • Why do they say zed, wxy and zed?

  • And I am Zed, son of Zero.

    Year One (2009)

  • - I call it "Zed."

    The Lost City of Z (2017)

  • Zed, you got a resume?

    National Champions (2021)

  • - His name is Zed Lucene.

    Starforce (2000)

  • Eric and Zed walk up the stairs to the fifth floor where Eric's flat is.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The letter zed is the last letter of the English alphabet.

  • In British English, the letter 'zed' is pronounced differently than in American English.

  • When I teach the alphabet, I always end with the letter zed.

Synonyms

zee
vszed
  • US
37 9.9

The name Americans use for the letter Z

is the British pronunciation variant used instead
izzard
vszed
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old name for the letter Z in English

is the modern British name replacing that archaic form
ezed
vszed
  • UK
9.9

A Scottish name for the letter Z in the alphabet

is the British standard form rather than the Scottish variant

Surface Forms

zed singular
zee singular

Etymology

Zed comes from the old Greek name zeta, and the same form passed into French and then English. That's why the last letter 'Z' is called Zed in Britain, Canada, and Australia, while American English says 'zee'.