Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ish

/ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: ish
IPA: /ɪʃ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Pronunciation spelling of is.

adv

somewhat, reasonably, fairly

Colloquial

adv

about, approximately

Colloquial

noun

The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.

noun

An instalment of a periodical; an issue.

Dated; Slang

intj

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

noun

Shit (in various senses).

Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the male given name Ishmael.

Example Sentences

"The exam went well... mostly... ish."
""Was the film any good?" – "Ish.""
"This is where I started. Does Hermione like Dark Souls? Ish."
"'With luck, about twelve.' 'Ah,' said Bernard. 'Twelve-thirty. Ish.'"
"How old are you? Fifty-ish?" / "Ish." / The color flared in her cheeks but she didn't look as though she were going to shoot me."
"(episode 38 of Manifest) Eagen: "Don't blame Little House on the Prairie. I was very charming." Angelina: "Did you lie about being an orphan too?""

Etymology

From is.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ishes (plural)

Derived Forms

annish thish

Phrases

the IPA letter for the same sound

Frequently Paired Words

esh the IPA letter for the same sound zhee ishy eesh

Synonyms

fairly rather somewhat about almost around close to loosely near nearly roughly round about

Homonyms

-ish

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪʃ/.
What does ish mean?: Pronunciation spelling of is.
Where does ish come from?: From is.

How to pronounce ish

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