swizzle
/ˈswɪzəl/noun, verb
swizzle is spelled S-W-I-Z-Z-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swizzle means “Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swizzle is swizzles.
How many letters and syllables are in swizzle?
| Letters | 7: S-W-I-Z-Z-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 swizzle?
Swizzle appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 swizzle?
- /ˈswɪzəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swizzle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swizzle
- swizzles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- swizzling participle, present
- swizzled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swizzle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
- 2
Alternative form of switchel (“drink based on water and vinegar”).
- 3
UKinformalSynonym of swizz (“swindle, disappointment”).
- 4
The conversion of portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
verb
- 1
informalTo stir or mix.
She swizzled the milk into her coffee.
- 2
informalTo turn around.
- 3
informalTo drink; to swill.
- 4
To permute bits, or elements of a vector.
- 5
To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
- 6
To change a class's dispatch table in order to resolve messages from an existing selector to a new implementation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swizzle come from?
Unknown etymology, 1813. Original sense “alcoholic drink”, possibly a variant of switchel (“a drink of molasses and water, often mixed with rum”), attested 1790, itself of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by swirl or fizz. In verb sense “to stir”, from swizzle stick (“stick for stirring alcoholic drinks”), itself attested 1859.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).