zuz
/zuːz/noun
zuz is spelled Z-U-Z: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zuz means “An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zuz is zuzim or zuzzim.
How many letters and syllables are in zuz?
| Letters | 3: Z-U-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 zuz?
Zuz appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 zuz?
- /zuːz/
- /zʊz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zuz
- zuzim plural
- zuzzim plural
- zuzes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zuz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zuz come from?
From Hebrew זוּז (zūz), from Aramaic זוּזָא (zūzā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).