buzzed
/bʌzd/adjective, verb
buzzed is spelled B-U-Z-Z-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, buzzed means “Slightly intoxicated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in buzzed?
| Letters | 6: B-U-Z-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is buzzed?
Buzzed appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 buzzed?
- /bʌzd/
Buzzed has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-buzzed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buzzed
- more buzzed comparative
- most buzzed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangSlightly intoxicated.
- 2
Slightly parted so that they will make a buzzing sound when air (from the lungs) is forced out through them.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of buzz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).