uzi

/ˈu.zi/.

//ˈu.zi/./ verb

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The verdict

“uzi” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,644 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#53,644
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - usar, empregar, servir-se de, despender

Key facts for uzi
PropertyValue
Headworduzi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈu.zi/.
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uzi” sits in Portuguese frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for uzi is 3 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈu.zi/.. Corpus data places it at rank #53,644 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "usar, empregar, servir-se de, despender".

No generated misspelling entries exist for uzi in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is uzi, spelled U-Z-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    usar, empregar, servir-se de, despender

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 Portuguese 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 /ˈu.zi/..
What does "uzi" mean?
As a verb, "uzi" means: usar, empregar, servir-se de, despender
How do you pronounce "uzi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "uzi" is /ˈu.zi/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "uzi" come from?
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Using “uzi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is U-Z-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈu.zi/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list