hazel
/ˈheɪzəl/noun, adjective
hazel is spelled H-A-Z-E-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Hazel, the name). As a noun, hazel means “A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hazel is hazels.
How many letters and syllables are in hazel?
| Letters | 5: H-A-Z-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 hazel?
Hazel appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Hazel, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hazel?
- /ˈheɪzəl/
Hazel 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-hazel.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hazel
- hazels plural
- more hazel comparative
- hazeler comparative, rare
- most hazel superlative
- hazelest rare, superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hazel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.
- 2
The nut of the hazel tree.
- 3
The wood of a hazelnut tree.
- 4
A greenish-brown colour, the colour of a ripe hazelnut.
- 5
Freestone.
adjective
- 1
Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate hazel?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of hazel: HAZ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hazel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | noisetier, avelinier , noisette |
| German | Haselstrauch , grün-braun |
| Portuguese | aveleira, avelaneira, avelãzeira , castanho |
| Spanish | avellano , color avellana, avellana |
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 hazel come from?
From Middle English hasel, from Old English hæsl (“hazel, shrub”), from Proto-West Germanic *hasl, from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóslos (“hazel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).