zzz
[zːːː]interjection, verb
zzz is spelled Z-Z-Z: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, zzz means “A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zzz?
| Letters | 3: Z-Z-Z |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is zzz?
Zzz appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 zzz?
- [zːːː]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Zzz.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zzz
- zzzs present, singular, he/she/it
- zzzing participle, present
- zzzed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zzz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.
verb
- 1
To sleep or snore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zzz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 zzz come from?
Conventionalized sound of snoring.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).