fuzzy
/ˈfʌzi/adjective, noun
fuzzy is spelled F-U-Z-Z-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fuzzy means “Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fuzzy?
| Letters | 5: F-U-Z-Z-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fuzzy?
Fuzzy appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 fuzzy?
- US /ˈfʌzi/
- /ˈfʊzi/
- /ˈfʌze/
Fuzzy 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: En-us-fuzzy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fuzzy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fuzzy from its last stressed vowel (/ʌzi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fuzzy
- fuzzier comparative
- fuzziest superlative
- fuzzies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fuzzy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
- 2
Vague or imprecise.
My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
- 3
Not clear; unfocused.
I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.
- 4
Warm and comforting; affectionate.
- 5
Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
noun
- 1
A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
- 2
Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
- 3
slangA person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
- 4
slangA soldier with the rank of private.
- 5
slangA police officer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fuzzy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fusselig, flauschig , vage, ungenau , verschwommen, unscharf |
| Portuguese | felpudo , vago, impreciso , desfocado |
| Spanish | velloso, felpudo, afelpado, velludo, vellido, lanuginoso |
| French | flou, confus |
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 fuzzy come from?
Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).