bzzt
interjection
bzzt is spelled B-Z-Z-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, bzzt means “The sound of a game show buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bzzt?
| Letters | 4: B-Z-Z-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 bzzt?
Bzzt appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
Forms of bzzt
- bzzzt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bzzt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
The sound of a game show buzzer or of electricity. Often used as a reaction to a wrong answer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bzzt come from?
Imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).