zoulou

\zu.lu\

/\zu.lu\/ adj

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The verdict

“zoulou” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,694
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords
7
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Zoulous.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zoulou · zoulou · French

zoulou · rank #47,694 · 7 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,694
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH zouk

Nearest frequency peer: zouk (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « zoulou »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « zoulou » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zoulou
PropertyValue
Headwordzoulou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\zu.lu\
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « zoulou »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).zoulouse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « zouk » (#47,693), « âprement » (#47,696), « éditoriales » (#47,697). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « zoulou » est au #47,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around zoulou (IPA \zu.lu\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,694 among 240 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Relatif aux Zoulous.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for zoulou, with forms such as "ozulou", "zoluou", and "zoullou". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zoulou, spelled Z-O-U-L-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Zoulous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how zoulou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Contestations, razzias et contre-razzias, périodes de calme ; déplacements incessants de frontière de part et d’autre de plusieurs rivières ; affrontements des fermiers boers et des éleveurs xhosas, des Anglais (parfois) et Xhosas, des Boers du Grand Trek et de certains clans xhosas, matabélés et zoulous ; tous ces événements se succédèrent jusqu’au milie…

This word in other languages

Zulu(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ozulou
  • zoluou
  • zoullou
  • zouluo
  • zouolu
  • zuolou
  • zzoulou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zoulou - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ozulou2zoluou2zoullou1zouluo2zouolu2zuolou2zzoulou1
Edit distance from "zoulou"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zoulou"?
"zoulou" is spelled Z-O-U-L-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \zu.lu\.
What does "zoulou" mean?
As an adjective, "zoulou" means: Relatif aux Zoulous.
What are common misspellings of "zoulou"?
Common misspellings include "ozulou", "zoluou", "zoullou", "zouluo", "zouolu". The correct spelling is "zoulou".
How do you pronounce "zoulou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zoulou" is \zu.lu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zoulou" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zoulou", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wiener#47,684vivrez#47,681vivrai#47,680alcide#47,717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

étuis7 variantsactée7 variantsUpton7 variantsauriol7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list