# zero vs Zo

> 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.

### Zo
*name · frequency rank #33,097*
A diminutive of the female given name Zoe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zero-vs-zo