uzi

[ˈusi]

/[ˈusi]/ noun

The verdict

“uzi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,254 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,254
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subfusil compacto que tiene un calibre de 9 milímetros con munición alojada en la empuñadura del arma.

Corpus desk

Index ES-uzi · uzi · Spanish

uzi · rank #73,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,254
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH vados

Nearest frequency peer: vados (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “uzi”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “uzi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for uzi
PropertyValue
Headworduzi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈusi]
Letters3
Frequency rank#73,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “uzi” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).uzicae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “vados” (#73,255), “Valeri” (#73,256), “unidimensional” (#73,251). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “uzi” va en #73,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uzi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,254 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈusi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Subfusil compacto que tiene un calibre de 9 milímetros con munición alojada en la empuñadura del arma.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uzi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is uzi, spelled U-Z-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Subfusil compacto que tiene un calibre de 9 milímetros con munición alojada en la empuñadura del arma.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uzi"?
"uzi" is spelled U-Z-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈusi].
What does "uzi" mean?
As a noun, "uzi" means: Subfusil compacto que tiene un calibre de 9 milímetros con munición alojada en la empuñadura del arma.
How do you pronounce "uzi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uzi" is [ˈusi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uzi" come from?
"uzi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list