pizzazz
pi·zzazz/pɪˈzæz/noun
pizzazz is spelled P-I-Z-Z-A-Z-Z: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pi·zzazz). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pizzazz means “Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pizzazz?
| Letters | 7: P-I-Z-Z-A-Z-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pi·zzazz |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pizzazz?
Pizzazz appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 pizzazz?
- US /pɪˈzæz/
Pizzazz has 2 syllables, split pi·zzazz in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pizzazz.ogg, En-au-pizzazz.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pizzazz
- bazazz
- bezazz
- bizazz
- bizzazz
- pazazz
- pazzazz
- pizazz
- pzazz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pizzazz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.
The show had a lot of pizzazz, with glittering costumes and upbeat music.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pizzazz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flair, vitality, or zest:
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 pizzazz come from?
Probably originally college or showbusiness slang in the United States, then popularized in the American fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar in the 1930s: see the quotation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).