Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soonish

/ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: soon-ish
IPA: /ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Some time in the not so distant but not yet definable future.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/

Inflected Forms

more soonish (comparative) most soonish (superlative)

Synonyms

soonly

Questions

How do you pronounce soonish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/.
What does soonish mean?: Some time in the not so distant but not yet definable future.
Where does soonish come from?: Etymology tree English soon Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English soonish From soon + -ish.

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