adultish
/ˈæd.ʌltɪʃ/
"adultish" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adultish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or suitable for an adult.
Corpus desk
Index EN-adultish · adultish · English
adultish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adultish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈæd.ʌltɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “adultish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
adultish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈæd.ʌltɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or suitable for an adult.".
Zero misspellings are on record for adultish in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From adult + -ish. The correct English form is adultish, spelled A-D-U-L-T-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Of or suitable for an adult.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how adultish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her first adultish memory is of a piercing desire, a hunger for her mother, father, and brother that is tinged with fear.
Etymology
From adult + -ish.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.