zoulous

\zu.lu\

/\zu.lu\/ adj

The verdict

“zoulous” is uncommon French (frequency #61,994 among 240 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,994
frequency rank, French
240
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de zoulou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zoulous · zoulous · French

zoulous · rank #61,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 240
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zoey

Nearest frequency peer: Zoey (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « zoulous »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « zoulous » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zoulous
PropertyValue
Headwordzoulous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\zu.lu\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « zoulous » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).zouloustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Zoey » (#61,993), « Zulte » (#61,995), « ZICO » (#61,992). Parmi 240 lemmes en « Z », « zoulous » est au #61,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zoulous is uncommon French at frequency #61,994 among 240 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \zu.lu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de zoulou.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zoulous, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zoulous, spelled Z-O-U-L-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de 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 "zoulous"?
"zoulous" is spelled Z-O-U-L-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \zu.lu\.
What does "zoulous" mean?
As an adjective, "zoulous" means: Masculin pluriel de zoulou.
How do you pronounce "zoulous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zoulous" is \zu.lu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zoulous" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list