zoon
/ˈzəʊɒn/noun
zoon is spelled Z-O-O-N: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoon means “A distinct organism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zoon is zoa or zoöns.
How many letters and syllables are in zoon?
| Letters | 4: Z-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is zoon?
Zoon appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 zoon?
- UK /ˈzəʊɒn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zoon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with zoon?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as zoon from its last stressed vowel (/əʊɒn/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of zoon
- zoa plural
- zoöns plural
- zoons plural
- zoön
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zoon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A distinct organism.
- 2
Any individual produced from a single egg.
- 3
The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.
- 4
Any of the individuals of a compound organism.
- 5
rareZooid.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of zoon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zoon come from?
First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).