apish
/ˈeɪpɪʃ/
"apish" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apish · apish · English
apish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | apish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈeɪpɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “apish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
apish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈeɪpɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling or characteristic of an ape.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for apish in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ape + -ish. The correct English form is apish, spelled A-P-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
Etymology
From ape + -ish.
This word in other languages
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.