Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phish

/fˈɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: phish
IPA: /fˈɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in phishing.

noun

A phishing attack.

Etymology

Back-formation from phishing.

Inflected Forms

phishes (present, singular) phishing (participle, present) phished (participle, past) phished (past) phishes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

spearphish phisher

Rhymes With

wish fish dish ish trish swish mish bish tish gish kish tisch

Questions

How do you pronounce phish?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪʃ/.
What does phish mean?: To engage in phishing.
Where does phish come from?: Back-formation from phishing.

How to pronounce phish

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