Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishes

/ˈfɪʃɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: fish-es
IPA: /ˈfɪʃɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fish

name

The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces.

name

Example Sentences

"Coral bleaching threatens to disrupt the population equilibria of the reef’s fishes."
"sleep with the fishes."
"I get eaten by the worms / And weird fishes / Picked over by the worms / And weird fishes / Weird fishes"
"I caught six fishes today!"
"Thẽ ſayde they vnto hĩ: we have here but .v. loves and two fyſſhes."
""The evil is for those benighted ones who will have none of it; seeing the light the true believers worship, as the fishes see the stars, but dimly.""

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfɪʃɪz/

Synonyms

Fish

Rhymes With

dishes militias wishes squishes swishes

Questions

How do you pronounce fishes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃɪz/.
What does fishes mean?: plural of fish

How to pronounce fishes

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “fishes”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈfɪʃɪz/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “fishes”.
Repeat and practice — Say “fishes” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.