vizier
/vɪˈzɪɹ/noun
vizier is spelled V-I-Z-I-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vizier means “A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vizier is viziers.
How many letters and syllables are in vizier?
| Letters | 6: V-I-Z-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 vizier?
Vizier appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 vizier?
- UK /ˈvɪzɪə/
- UK /vɪˈzɪə/
- US /vɪˈzɪɹ/
Vizier has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vizier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vizier?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vizier from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹ/):
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 vizier
- viziers plural
- vezir
- vezîr
- vazir
- wasir
- wazir
- wazīr
- vizir
- vizeer
- guazil
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vizier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
- 2
The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
- 3
An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)).
- 4
A vicegerent, viceroy.
- 5
A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vizier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense high-ranking official:
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 vizier come from?
From Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir) (Turkish vezir) (via French vizir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of wazir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).