blizzard
bliz·zard/ˈblɪz.ɚd/noun, verb
blizzard is spelled B-L-I-Z-Z-A-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (bliz·zard). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blizzard means “A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blizzard is blizzards.
How many letters and syllables are in blizzard?
| Letters | 8: B-L-I-Z-Z-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bliz·zard |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blizzard?
Blizzard appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 blizzard?
- UK /ˈblɪz.əːd/
- UK [ˈbl̥ɪz.əːd]
- US /ˈblɪz.ɚd/
Blizzard has 2 syllables, split bliz·zard in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-blizzard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blizzard?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blizzard from its last stressed vowel (/ɪzəɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blizzard
- blizzards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- blizzarding participle, present
- blizzarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blizzard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
- 2
A large amount of paperwork.
- 3
A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
Near-synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent
verb
- 1
To fall in windy conditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blizzard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blizzard |
| German | Schneesturm, Blizzard |
| Portuguese | nevão, nevasca , montanha, monte |
| Spanish | ventisca, tempestad de nieve, tormenta nival, tormenta nívea |
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.
Where does blizzard come from?
Unknown, with various theories as below. Compare English blizz (“violent rainstorm”), dialectal English bliz (“violent blow”); one etymology, from Midlands English dialect, seems to be ultimately from Old English blysa (“blaze”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).