zébulon
French, noun/ze.by.lɔ̃/
zébulon is spelled Z-É-B-U-L-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 108,277th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zébulon is a French masculine noun meaning “jack-in-the-box (someone who appears unexpectedly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne pouvant apparaître brusquement, comme si elle était montée sur ressort”.
What does zébulon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejack-in-the-box (someone who appears unexpectedly)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne pouvant apparaître brusquement, comme si elle était montée sur ressort. 2. Personne très énergique, hyperactive. 3. Personne qui apparaît d’un coup dans les médias, à la connaissance du public.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zébulon
- zébulons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zébulon?
- /ze.by.lɔ̃/
- \ze.by.lɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zébulon in French?
zébulon appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).