blackish
/ˈblækɪʃ/adjective
blackish is spelled B-L-A-C-K-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, blackish means “somewhat black” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blackish?
| Letters | 8: B-L-A-C-K-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blackish?
Blackish appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 blackish?
- US /ˈblækɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-blackish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blackish
- more blackish comparative
- most blackish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blackish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
somewhat black
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blackish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat black:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | noirâtre |
| German | schwärzlich |
| Portuguese | meio negro/preto, um tanto negro/preto, negrusco |
| Spanish | negruzco, negrizco |
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 blackish come from?
From Middle English blackysshe, blakkyssh, equivalent to black + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).