babish
/ˈbeɪb.ɪʃ/
"babish" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“babish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Like a babe; childish; babyish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-babish · babish · English
babish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | babish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪb.ɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “babish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
babish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbeɪb.ɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Like a babe; childish; babyish.".
babish has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From babe + -ish. The correct English form is babish, spelled B-A-B-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Like a babe; childish; babyish.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how babish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Spoons, you know, are to feed us with weak and thin food, even with that which best suiteth with weak stomachs, or with a babish temper.
For, if a young gentleman be demure and still of mature, they say he is simple and lacketh wit; if he be bashful, and will soon blush, they call him a babish and ill brought up thing;
Etymology
From babe + -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.