guzzler

noun

"guzzler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“guzzler” is uncommon English (frequency #93,769 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,769
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somebody or something which guzzles.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guzzler · guzzler · English

guzzler · rank #93,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,769
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gundersen

Nearest frequency peer: Gundersen (-3 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 “guzzler”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for guzzler
PropertyValue
Headwordguzzler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “guzzler” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).guzzlerfalls 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: “Gundersen” (#93,766), “Gygax” (#93,772), “gummed” (#93,765). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “guzzler” is #93,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guzzler is uncommon English at frequency #93,769 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for guzzler in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From guzzle + -er. The correct English form is guzzler, spelled G-U-Z-Z-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somebody or something which guzzles.
  2. 2
    A device placed in arid regions to catch water for wildlife to drink from.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The crowd was the usual assortment of folk purists wearing faded jeans, beer guzzlers wearing faded smiles, and plainclothesmen wearing freshly pressed jeans and carrying Harmony guitars.
  2. Quail require little water, so there is no point to putting in a guzzler if there is any permanent water within travel range.

Etymology

From guzzle + -er.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "guzzler"?
"guzzler" is spelled G-U-Z-Z-L-E-R.
What does "guzzler" mean?
As a noun, "guzzler" means: Somebody or something which guzzles.
What is the origin of the word "guzzler"?
From guzzle + -er. 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 "guzzler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list