benzo
/ˌbɛnzoʊ/adjective, noun
benzo is an adjective meaning “Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-E-N-Z-O and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 4 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does benzo mean?
adjective
- 1
Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused benzene ring.
noun
- 1
A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzene ring.
- 2
Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
- 3
informalClipping of benzodiazepine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce benzo?
- /ˌbɛnzoʊ/
Benzo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-benzo-.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-benzo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of benzo
- benz-
- benzos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is benzo?
Benzo appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Benzo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to benzene:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | benzo- |
| Spanish | benzo- |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.