wizen
/ˈwɪzən/adjective, verb
wizen is spelled W-I-Z-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. As an adjective, wizen means “Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wizen?
| Letters | 5: W-I-Z-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wizen?
- /ˈwɪzən/
Wizen has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wizen
- more wizen comparative
- most wizen superlative
- wizzen
- wizens present, singular, he/she/it
- wizening participle, present
- wizened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wizen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
verb
- 1
To wither; to become lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
- 2
To make wizened.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wizen come from?
Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-West Germanic *wisnōn, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōną, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to consume”). Cognate with Icelandic visna, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (frawisan, “to squander through feasting”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).