guzzle

/ˈɡʌzəl/

//ˈɡʌzəl// verb

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"guzzle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guzzle” is uncommon English (frequency #78,654 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,654
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guzzle · guzzle · English

guzzle · rank #78,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,654
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guntur

Nearest frequency peer: Guntur (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “guzzle”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “guzzle” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guzzle
PropertyValue
Headwordguzzle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɡʌzəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “guzzle” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).guzzlefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Guntur” (#78,653), “gummer” (#78,652), “habituation” (#78,657). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guzzle” is #78,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guzzle is uncommon English at frequency #78,654 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈɡʌzəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for guzzle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since 1576. Possibly imitative of the sound of drinking greedily, or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”). The correct English form is guzzle, spelled G-U-Z-Z-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
  2. 2
    To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
  3. 3
    To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst; often said of gas-powered vehicles.
  4. 4
    To flow copiously; to spray out.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how guzzle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No more her care shall fill the hollow tray, / To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey.
  2. They had a delightful meal, eating as much as possible, for whenever they stopped eating the Puddin" sang out-- "Eat away, chew away, munch and bolt and guzzle, Never leave the table till you're full up to the muzzle."

Etymology

Attested since 1576. Possibly imitative of the sound of drinking greedily, or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”).

Synonyms

swigswill

This word in other languages

engloutir(Français)saufen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guzzle"?
"guzzle" is spelled G-U-Z-Z-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡʌzəl/.
What does "guzzle" mean?
As a verb, "guzzle" means: To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
How do you pronounce "guzzle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guzzle" is /ˈɡʌzəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "guzzle"?
Attested since 1576. Possibly imitative of the sound of drinking greedily, or from Old French gouziller, gosillier (“to pass through the throat”), from gosier (“throat”), and akin to Italian gozzo (“throat; a bird's crop”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "guzzle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Guntur#78,653gummer#78,652Herren#78,680enviro#78,575

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list