Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumfuzzle

/ˈbʌmfʌzl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bum-fuz-zle
IPA: /ˈbʌmfʌzl/

34

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To confuse or fluster.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Etymology

Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bumfuzzles (present, singular) bumfuzzling (participle, present) bumfuzzled (participle, past) bumfuzzled (past)

Frequently Paired Words

befuddled bewildered confounded flummoxed perplexed

Questions

How do you pronounce bumfuzzle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌmfʌzl/.
What does bumfuzzle mean?: To confuse or fluster.
Where does bumfuzzle come from?: Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect.

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