# buzzer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʌzə/ · frequency rank #17,094

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, buzzes; an insect that buzzes.
2. A device that makes a buzzing sound.
3. A police badge.
4. A run scored from an overthrow.
5. A pickpocket.
6. A gossip.

## Etymology
From buzz + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **buzz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buzz-vs-buzzer)
- **buyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buyer-vs-buzzer)
- **butter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butter-vs-buzzer)
- **butler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butler-vs-buzzer)
- **burger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burger-vs-buzzer)
- **buffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buffer-vs-buzzer)
- **bumper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumper-vs-buzzer)
- **bunker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunker-vs-buzzer)
- **burner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burner-vs-buzzer)
- **buster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buster-vs-buzzer)
- **blazer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blazer-vs-buzzer)
- **bummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bummer-vs-buzzer)
- **buzzed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buzzed-vs-buzzer)
- **bugger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bugger-vs-buzzer)
- **busier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busier-vs-buzzer)
- **bulger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulger-vs-buzzer)
- **buller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buller-vs-buzzer)
- **boozer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boozer-vs-buzzer)
- **buzzard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buzzard-vs-buzzer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbuzzer`, `buzer`, `buzezr`, `buzzerr`, `buzzre`, `bzuzer`, `ubzzer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buzzer