wazoo

/wæˈzuː/

//wæˈzuː// noun

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"wazoo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wazoo” is uncommon English (frequency #82,913 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,913
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The anus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wazoo · wazoo · English

wazoo · rank #82,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,913
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH WEEE

Nearest frequency peer: WEEE (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “wazoo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “wazoo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wazoo
PropertyValue
Headwordwazoo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/wæˈzuː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wazoo” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).wazoofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “WEEE” (#82,914), “Wemyss” (#82,916), “wend” (#82,917). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “wazoo” is #82,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wazoo is uncommon English at frequency #82,913 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /wæˈzuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for wazoo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly a variant of kazoo. The correct English form is wazoo, spelled W-A-Z-O-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The anus.
  2. 2
    A horrible person; an arsehole.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wazoo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "When you get burned once," Markham continued, "as I did in 'Second Hundred Years' ... where I got my wazoo shot off ..."
  2. “He's doing it wrong! I am much more suave, debonair, and sophisticated than that!” “Yes, Dan, that's a very debonair stain you have on your shirt.” “I'll have you know I have sophistication coming out the wazoo!”

Etymology

Possibly a variant of kazoo.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wazoo"?
"wazoo" is spelled W-A-Z-O-O. The IPA pronunciation is /wæˈzuː/.
What does "wazoo" mean?
As a noun, "wazoo" means: The anus.
How do you pronounce "wazoo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wazoo" is /wæˈzuː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "wazoo"?
Possibly a variant of kazoo. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wazoo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wheal#82,918Zelig#82,953Aichi#82,973Alvis#82,984

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list