woozy
/ˈwuːzi/adjective
woozy is spelled W-O-O-Z-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, woozy means “Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in woozy?
| Letters | 5: W-O-O-Z-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| 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 common is woozy?
Woozy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 woozy?
- /ˈwuːzi/
Woozy 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). Recordings: En-us-woozy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of woozy
- woozier comparative
- wooziest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does woozy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.
- 2
Intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Woozy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense queasy, dizzy, or disoriented:
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 woozy come from?
From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).