# Zeus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /zjuːs/ · frequency rank #14,256

## Definitions
1. Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
2. A male given name.
3. A representative given name for a dog.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.

## Easily confused with
- **zhu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeus-vs-zhu)
- **Zips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeus-vs-zips)
- **ze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ze-vs-zeus)
- **Zen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zen-vs-zeus)
- **zee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zee-vs-zeus)
- **zed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zed-vs-zeus)
- **z's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/z-s-vs-zeus)
- **zero** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zero-vs-zeus)
- **zeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeal-vs-zeus)
- **Zeke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeke-vs-zeus)
- **zest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zest-vs-zeus)
- **zeta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeta-vs-zeus)
- **Zeno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeno-vs-zeus)
- **Zeiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeiss-vs-zeus)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ezus`, `zesu`, `zeuss`, `zues`, `zzeus`

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