fizz
/fɪz/noun, verb
fizz is spelled F-I-Z-Z: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fizz means “An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fizz is fizzes.
How many letters and syllables are in fizz?
| Letters | 4: F-I-Z-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 fizz?
Fizz appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 fizz?
- /fɪz/
Fizz has one syllable (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: En-us-fizz.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fizz
- fizzes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fizzing participle, present
- fizzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fizz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
- 2
The sound of such an emission.
Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
- 3
A carbonated beverage, especially champagne.
Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.
verb
- 1
To emit bubbles.
- 2
To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
the fizzing fuse of a bomb
- 3
To shoot or project something at great velocity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fizz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 fizz come from?
Onomatopoeia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).