Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prankish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: prank-ish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prank Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English prankish From prank + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more prankish (comparative) most prankish (superlative)

Derived Forms

prankishly prankishness

Synonyms

impish mischievous pixilated implike puckish arch wicked

Questions

What does prankish mean?: Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
Where does prankish come from?: Etymology tree English prank Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English prankish From prank + -ish.

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