# sizzle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɪzəl/ · frequency rank #37,225

## Definitions
1. To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
2. To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
3. To be exciting or dazzling.

## Etymology
Probably a derivative of Middle English sissen (“to hiss; buzz; hum”), equivalent to siss + -le (frequentative suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **size** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/size-vs-sizzle)
- **single** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/single-vs-sizzle)
- **simple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simple-vs-sizzle)
- **sickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sickle-vs-sizzle)
- **sizable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizable-vs-sizzle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`iszzle`, `sizle`, `sizlze`, `sizzel`, `sizzlle`, `ssizzle`, `szizle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sizzle