# Zulu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzuːluː/ · frequency rank #22,870

## Definitions
1. A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
2. Any black person.
3. Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

## Etymology
From Zulu umZulu.

## Easily confused with
- **Zuma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zulu-vs-zuma)
- **zhu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhu-vs-zulu)
- **zhou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhou-vs-zulu)

## Common misspellings (5)
`uzlu`, `zluu`, `zullu`, `zuul`, `zzulu`

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