bizarro
adjective, noun
bizarro is spelled B-I-Z-A-R-R-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bizarro means “Alternative form of bizarre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bizarro?
| Letters | 7: B-I-Z-A-R-R-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bizarro?
Bizarro appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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).
How do you pronounce bizarro?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bizarro.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bizarro
Also written: bizarre.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bizarro
- more bizarro comparative
- most bizarro superlative
- bizarros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bizarro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
colloquialAlternative form of bizarre.
- 2
informalBeing the opposite or logical inverse of a familiar person, place, or situation.
- 3
Pertaining to bizarro fiction.
noun
- 1
weirdo, misfit
- 2
Bizarro fiction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bizarro come from?
Variant of bizarre, equivalent to bizarre + -o; see that entry for more information. In the sense of “logical inverse”, derived via the comic book character Bizarro, an inverted version of Superman from a planet where “good” means “bad” and so on, and further popularized by "The Bizarro Jerry", a 1996 episode of the sitcom Seinfeld.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).