# zhou

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒoʊ/ · frequency rank #17,749

## Definitions
1. Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 粥 (zhōu). Doublet of jook and juk.

## Easily confused with
- **Zo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zo)
- **zoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zoo)
- **Zoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zoe)
- **zhu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zhu)
- **zoom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zoom)
- **Zion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zion)
- **Zulu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zulu)
- **Zhao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhao-vs-zhou)
- **Zhen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zhou)
- **Zhong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhong-vs-zhou)

## Common misspellings (5)
`hzou`, `zhhou`, `zhuo`, `zohu`, `zzhou`

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