buzzcut
/ˈbʌzˌkʌt/noun
buzzcut is spelled B-U-Z-Z-C-U-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buzzcut means “A closely-cropped military-style haircut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buzzcut is buzzcuts.
How many letters and syllables are in buzzcut?
| Letters | 7: B-U-Z-Z-C-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 buzzcut?
Buzzcut appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 buzzcut?
- US /ˈbʌzˌkʌt/
Buzzcut 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)-Flame,_not_lame-buzzcut.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buzzcut
- buzzcuts plural
- buzz cut
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzcut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA closely-cropped military-style haircut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buzzcut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense military style haircut:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boule à zéro, boule à Z |
| Spanish | corte militar, corte al rape |
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 buzzcut come from?
From buzz + cut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).