# zero vs zeta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### zero
*num · IPA /ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #2,377*
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

### zeta
*noun · IPA /ˈziː.tə/ · frequency rank #26,311*
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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