vizard
/ˈvɪzəd/noun
vizard is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of visard (“type of mask”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-Z-A-R-D, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of vizard is vizards.
What does vizard mean?
noun
- 1
archaicA mask (cover for the face, used for disguise, protection, etc.)
- 2
archaicA visor (part of a helmet covering the face).
- 3
archaicOutward appearance; pretense.
- 4
Alternative spelling of visard (“type of mask”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vizard?
- /ˈvɪzəd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vizard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vizard
- vizards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vizard?
Vizard appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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).
Where does vizard come from?
An alteration of visor by confusion of the ending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).