zonal
/ˈzəʊnəl/adjective
zonal is spelled Z-O-N-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, zonal means “Divided into zones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zonal?
| Letters | 5: Z-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zonal?
Zonal appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zonal?
- /ˈzəʊnəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-zonal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zonal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-zonal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zonal
- more zonal comparative
- most zonal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zonal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Divided into zones.
- 2
Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
- 3
roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zonal come from?
First attested 1865–70, from zone + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).