bouzouki
/bəˈzuːki/noun
bouzouki is spelled B-O-U-Z-O-U-K-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bouzouki means “A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bouzouki is bouzoukis.
How many letters and syllables are in bouzouki?
| Letters | 8: B-O-U-Z-O-U-K-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 bouzouki?
Bouzouki appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 bouzouki?
- /bəˈzuːki/
- /buːˈzuːki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bouzouki
- bouzoukis plural
- bazouki
- bousouki
- bouzoukia
- buzuki
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bouzouki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bouzouki in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lute:
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 bouzouki come from?
From Greek μπουζούκι (bouzoúki, “bouzouki”), from Turkish bozuk (“out of order, rotten”). Doublet of buzuq.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).