buzzer
/ˈbʌzɚ/noun
buzzer is spelled B-U-Z-Z-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buzzer means “One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buzzer is buzzers.
How many letters and syllables are in buzzer?
| Letters | 6: B-U-Z-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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 buzzer?
Buzzer appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 buzzer?
- UK /ˈbʌzə/
- US /ˈbʌzɚ/
Buzzer has 2 syllables (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-buzzer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buzzer
- buzzers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
- 2
A device that makes a buzzing sound.
If you think you know the answer to the question, hit the buzzer as fast as you can.
- 3
USslangA police badge.
- 4
slangA run scored from an overthrow.
- 5
UKobsoleteA pickpocket.
- 6
obsoleteA gossip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buzzer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device:
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 buzzer come from?
From buzz + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).