# dazzle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdæzəl/ · frequency rank #28,166

## Definitions
1. To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
2. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
3. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

## Etymology
From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

## Easily confused with
- **drizzle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dazzle-vs-drizzle)
- **dazzled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dazzle-vs-dazzled)
- **dale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dale-vs-dazzle)
- **daze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daze-vs-dazzle)
- **dangle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dangle-vs-dazzle)
- **dabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dabble-vs-dazzle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`adzzle`, `dazle`, `dazlze`, `dazzel`, `dazzlle`, `ddazzle`, `dzazle`

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