buzzkill
/ˈbʌzkɪl/noun
buzzkill is spelled B-U-Z-Z-K-I-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buzzkill means “Something that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buzzkill is buzzkills.
How many letters and syllables are in buzzkill?
| Letters | 8: B-U-Z-Z-K-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 buzzkill?
Buzzkill appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 buzzkill?
- US /ˈbʌzkɪl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-buzzkill.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buzzkill
- buzzkills plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buzzkill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangSomething that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
- 2
slangA person who attends a social event and occupies their time with unsociable activities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buzzkill in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who spoils an event:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spielverderber, Spaßbremse |
| Portuguese | estraga-prazeres |
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 buzzkill come from?
From buzz (“feeling of energy or excitement”) + kill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).