dazzle
/ˈdæzəl/verb, noun
dazzle is spelled D-A-Z-Z-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dazzle means “To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dazzle?
| Letters | 6: D-A-Z-Z-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 dazzle?
Dazzle appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 dazzle?
- /ˈdæzəl/
Dazzle 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dazzle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dazzle
- dazzles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- dazzling participle, present
- dazzled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dazzle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.
- 2
To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.
- 3
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
noun
- 1
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
- 2
Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
- 3
A herd of zebra.
We were trying to stalk a dazzle of zebra which flashed in and out of a long strip of green and yellow fever trees, with an ostrich, its feathers flared like a ballet skirt around its dancing legs, on their flank, when suddenly […]
- 4
Dazzle camouflage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dazzle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éblouir |
| German | blenden , verblüffen, faszinieren, bezaubern, betören , Blendlicht |
| Portuguese | ofuscar, encandear |
| Spanish | deslumbrar, obnubilar, encandilar , apabullar |
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 dazzle come from?
From daze + -le, a frequentative form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).