bazinga
/bəˈzɪŋɡə/
"bazinga" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bazinga” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bazinga · bazinga · English
bazinga · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bazinga |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /bəˈzɪŋɡə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bazinga” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bazinga is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /bəˈzɪŋɡə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
bazinga doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The correct English form is bazinga, spelled B-A-Z-I-N-G-A.
Definition
- 1Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.
- 2Exclamation indicating a successful outcome or sudden realization.
- 3Exclamation acknowledging a witty remark.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bazinga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Once again, you’ve fallen for one of my classic pranks. Bazinga!
Go back to the iPod app on your iOS device and click on the “More” tab. There you will see a new heading titled “Shared” which lets you choose between your iOS library or any Shared Libraries you have enabled on your WiFi network. Bazinga!
Etymology
Probably from zing. Appears to originate from the X-Files season 7 episode "Hollywood A.D." Popularized as the catchphrase of the character Sheldon Cooper on the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.