tweeze
/twiz/verb
tweeze is spelled T-W-E-E-Z-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tweeze means “To pluck or grasp using tweezers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tweeze?
| Letters | 6: T-W-E-E-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tweeze?
Tweeze appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 tweeze?
- US /twiz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tweeze.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tweeze?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tweeze from its last stressed vowel (/iz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tweeze
- tweezes present, singular, he/she/it
- tweezing participle, present
- tweezed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tweeze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To pluck or grasp using tweezers.
- 2
To shape by plucking out hairs with tweezers.
- 3
To pluck out hairs using tweezers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tweeze in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense use tweezers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | mit der Pinzette anfassen, mit der Pinzette entfernen |
| Portuguese | pinçar |
| Spanish | pinzar |
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 tweeze come from?
Back-formation from tweezers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).