# bearish

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,626

## Definitions
1. Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
2. Characterized by or expecting falling prices.
3. Pessimistic about the future.

## Etymology
From bear + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **bears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearish-vs-bears)
- **Beavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearish-vs-beavis)
- **banish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banish-vs-bearish)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearing-vs-bearish)

## Common misspellings (10)
`baerish`, `bbearish`, `beairsh`, `bearihs`, `bearishh`, `bearissh`, `bearrish`, `bearsih`, `beraish`, `ebarish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bearish