Zeus
/zjuːs/
"zeus" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Zeus” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,256
- frequency rank, English
- 265
- “Z” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
Corpus desk
Index EN-zeus · Zeus · English
Zeus · rank #14,256 · 5 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,256
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 265
- PHOTO-FINISH yummy
Nearest frequency peer: yummy (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Zeus”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- welding
welding
85,749 corpus weight
- whereabouts
whereabouts
85,748 corpus weight
- yah
yah
85,747 corpus weight
- yummy
yummy
85,746 corpus weight
- Zeus
Zeus
85,745 corpus weight
- adobe
adobe
85,742 corpus weight
What this shows “Zeus” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zeus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /zjuːs/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #14,256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Zeus”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Zeus (IPA /zjuːs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,256 among 265 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeus, with forms such as "ezus", "zesu", and "zeuss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "zhu", "Zips", "ze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove. The correct English form is Zeus, spelled Z-E-U-S.
Definition
- 1Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
- 2A male given name.
- 3A representative given name for a dog.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
67 give zeus a bath Wash off whatever your dog rolled in over the weekend. It'll freshen up your house and you'll burn about 100 calories.
Eventually, he was named the world’s tallest male dog, taking over the title from fellow Great Dane Zeus who also died aged three in September, after suffering from bone cancer.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezus
- zesu
- zeuss
- zues
- zzeus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeus - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zeus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).