gauze
/ɡɔːz/noun, verb
gauze is spelled G-A-U-Z-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gauze means “A thin fabric with a loose, open weave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gauze is gauzes.
How many letters and syllables are in gauze?
| Letters | 5: G-A-U-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 gauze?
Gauze appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 gauze?
- /ɡɔːz/
- Canada /ɡɑz/
Gauze 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gauze.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gauze
- gauzes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gauzing participle, present
- gauzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gauze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
- 2
A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
- 3
A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
- 4
Ellipsis of wire gauze
- 5
Mist or haze
verb
- 1
To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
- 2
To mist; to make or become gauze-like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gauze 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 gauze come from?
Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).