Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wildish

/ˈwaɪldɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: wild-ish
IPA: /ˈwaɪldɪʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

name

Example Sentences

"Bella Barnes was going to marry a surveyor, a wildish young fellow, but a good one to work as ever was."

Etymology

From wild + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wild

Inflected Forms

more wildish (comparative) most wildish (superlative) Wildishes (plural)

Derived Forms

wildishly wildishness

Rhymes With

childish mildish

Questions

How do you pronounce wildish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪldɪʃ/.
What does wildish mean?: Somewhat wild.
Where does wildish come from?: From wild + -ish.

How to pronounce wildish

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