BuzzFeed

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"buzzfeed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“BuzzFeed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,036
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A BuzzFeed article.

Corpus desk

Index EN-buzzfeed · BuzzFeed · English

BuzzFeed · rank #19,036 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,036
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burnett

Nearest frequency peer: Burnett (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “BuzzFeed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “BuzzFeed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

BuzzFeed vs buzzed
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for BuzzFeed
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuzzFeed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,036
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “BuzzFeed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).BuzzFeedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Burnett” (#19,035), “calves” (#19,037), “Camille” (#19,038). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “BuzzFeed” is #19,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around BuzzFeed, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,036 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A BuzzFeed article.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for BuzzFeed, with forms such as "bbuzzfeed", "buzfeed", and "buzfzeed". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "buzzed", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is BuzzFeed, spelled B-U-Z-Z-F-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A BuzzFeed article.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how BuzzFeed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Thanks to Facebook I saw tweets, memes, BuzzFeeds, and UpWorthy videos that gave me much-needed comic relief and valuable material you will read more about in the pages to come.
  2. I scroll through my feed, clicking on Amazon links for my next read and also on some Buzzfeeds,^([sic]) because they make me laugh.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuzzfeed
  • buzfeed
  • buzfzeed
  • buzzefed
  • buzzfed
  • buzzfede
  • buzzfeedd
  • buzzffeed
  • bzuzfeed
  • ubzzfeed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of BuzzFeed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbuzzfeed1buzfeed1buzfzeed2buzzefed2buzzfed1buzzfede2buzzfeedd1buzzffeed1
Edit distance from "BuzzFeed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "BuzzFeed"?
"BuzzFeed" is spelled B-U-Z-Z-F-E-E-D.
What does "BuzzFeed" mean?
As a noun, "BuzzFeed" means: A BuzzFeed article.
What words are commonly confused with "BuzzFeed"?
"BuzzFeed" is commonly confused with "buzzed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "BuzzFeed" come from?
"BuzzFeed" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "BuzzFeed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Belgrade#19,023Croatian#19,053aromatic#19,015elective#19,071

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

cramps10 variantsvoyager10 variantsfavours10 variantsforfeit10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list