bazooka

/bəˈzuːkə/

//bəˈzuːkə// noun

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"bazooka" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bazooka” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,221
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A primitive trombone having wide tubes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bazooka · bazooka · English

bazooka · rank #45,221 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,221
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beatle

Nearest frequency peer: Beatle (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bazooka”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bazooka” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bazooka
PropertyValue
Headwordbazooka
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈzuːkə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,221
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bazooka”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bazookalands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Beatle” (#45,222), “barreled” (#45,219), “beckoning” (#45,223). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bazooka” is #45,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bazooka (IPA /bəˈzuːkə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,221 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bazooka, with forms such as "abzooka", "baozoka", and "bazoka". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From an extension of the word bazoo (“mouth, boastful talk”), which ultimately probably stems from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). In the finance sense first used by policymakers during the European debt crisis (2010). The correct English form is bazooka, spelled B-A-Z-O-O-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
  2. 2
    A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.
  3. 3
    Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.
  4. 4
    A woman's breast, especially a large one.
  5. 5
    A large rescue or stimulus package.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Suppose the EFSF buys some bonds. That will push down yields for awhile.^([sic]) But what happens when the money starts to run out? Yields will go back up. A firebreak/firewall/bazooka needs unlimited funds to work.
  2. “I don’t think [policymakers]^([sic]) realise it’s not enough,” said a veteran fixed-income investor in Hong Kong. “You need some big bazooka action to improve sentiment as a whole.”

Etymology

From an extension of the word bazoo (“mouth, boastful talk”), which ultimately probably stems from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). In the finance sense first used by policymakers during the European debt crisis (2010).

This word in other languages

bazuca(Español)bazooka(Français)Bazooka(Deutsch)bazuca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abzooka
  • baozoka
  • bazoka
  • bazokoa
  • bazooak
  • bazookka
  • bazzooka
  • bbazooka
  • bzaooka

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bazooka - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abzooka2baozoka2bazoka1bazokoa2bazooak2bazookka1bazzooka1bbazooka1
Edit distance from "bazooka"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bazooka"?
"bazooka" is spelled B-A-Z-O-O-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈzuːkə/.
What does "bazooka" mean?
As a noun, "bazooka" means: A primitive trombone having wide tubes.
What are common misspellings of "bazooka"?
Common misspellings include "abzooka", "baozoka", "bazoka", "bazokoa", "bazooak". The correct spelling is "bazooka".
How do you pronounce "bazooka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bazooka" is /bəˈzuːkə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bazooka"?
From an extension of the word bazoo (“mouth, boastful talk”), which ultimately probably stems from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”). In the finance sense first used by policymakers during the European debt crisis (2010). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list