razee
noun, verb
razee is spelled R-A-Z-E-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, razee means “An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of razee is razees.
How many letters and syllables are in razee?
| Letters | 5: R-A-Z-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 razee?
Razee appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of razee
- razees plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- razeeing participle, present
- razeed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does razee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.
verb
- 1
To cut (a ship) down to a smaller number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class.
- 2
To trim or abridge by cutting off parts.
to razee a book, or an article
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does razee come from?
From French vaisseau rasé, from raser (“to rase, to cut down ships”). See raze and rase (verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).