# uzi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈuːzi/ · frequency rank #29,512

## Definitions
1. A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

## Etymology
Named after Uziel Gal (1923–2002), the Israeli army officer who designed it.

## Easily confused with
- **u** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/u-vs-uzi)
- **up** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/up-vs-uzi)
- **us** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/us-vs-uzi)
- **UK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uk-vs-uzi)
- **uh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uh-vs-uzi)
- **um** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/um-vs-uzi)
- **ur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ur-vs-uzi)
- **UC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uc-vs-uzi)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ut-vs-uzi)
- **UV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uv-vs-uzi)
- **UI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ui-vs-uzi)
- **U2** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/u2-vs-uzi)
- **UA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ua-vs-uzi)
- **UW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uw-vs-uzi)
- **UD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ud-vs-uzi)
- **ug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ug-vs-uzi)
- **UB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ub-vs-uzi)
- **UO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uo-vs-uzi)
- **UU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uu-vs-uzi)
- **use** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/use-vs-uzi)

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