admonish
/ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/verb
admonish is spelled A-D-M-O-N-I-S-H: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, admonish means “To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in admonish?
| Letters | 8: A-D-M-O-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is admonish?
Admonish appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce admonish?
- UK /ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/
- US /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/
Admonish has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-admonish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with admonish?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as admonish from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of admonish
- admonishes present, singular, he/she/it
- admonishing participle, present
- admonished participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does admonish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- 2
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
- 3
To instruct or direct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Admonish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | admonester , avertir , réprimander |
| German | ermahnen, warnen |
| Portuguese | advertir, prevenir, admoestar |
| Spanish | amonestar, reprender |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does admonish come from?
Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).