Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deafish

/ˈdɛfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deaf-ish
IPA
/ˈdɛfɪʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat deaf.

Etymology

From deaf + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce deafish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛfɪʃ/.
What does deafish mean?
Somewhat deaf.
Where does deafish come from?
From deaf + -ish.

How to pronounce deafish

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