# Zion

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈzaɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #15,945

## Definitions
1. A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.
2. Jerusalem city proper; or more strictly speaking, the Temple Mount.
3. The whole nation of Israel.
4. A male given name from Hebrew.
5. A female given name.
6. An association of the righteous.
7. A city and township in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Sion, from Old English Syon, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn). Initial Z- was likely under influence from Early New High German Zion, itself influenced by the Ashkenazi pronunciation /t͡s/.

## Easily confused with
- **Zo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zo)
- **zoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zoo)
- **zip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zip)
- **Zoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zoe)
- **zone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zone)
- **zoom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zoom)
- **Zips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zips)
- **zona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zona)
- **zircon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zion-vs-zircon)
- **Zen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zen-vs-zion)
- **zig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zig-vs-zion)
- **Zia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zia-vs-zion)
- **Zim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zim-vs-zion)
- **zinc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zinc-vs-zion)
- **zhou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zion)
- **Zayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zayn-vs-zion)
- **zine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zine-vs-zion)
- **zika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zika-vs-zion)
- **zing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zing-vs-zion)
- **Zhen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zion)

## Common misspellings (5)
`izon`, `zino`, `zionn`, `zoin`, `zzion`

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