# bluish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbluːɪʃ/ · frequency rank #33,538

## Definitions
1. Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
2. Somewhat depressed; sad.

## Etymology
From Middle English blewissh, blewisch (also Middle English bloysh), equivalent to blue + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-bush)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-brush)
- **blush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-blush)
- **blurs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-blurs)
- **bruise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-bruise)
- **boyish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-boyish)
- **bullish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-bullish)
- **brutish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-brutish)
- **blues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blues-vs-bluish)
- **bliss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bliss-vs-bluish)
- **Bligh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bligh-vs-bluish)
- **banish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banish-vs-bluish)
- **Blaise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaise-vs-bluish)
- **blemish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blemish-vs-bluish)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbluish`, `bliush`, `blluish`, `bluihs`, `bluishh`, `bluissh`, `blusih`, `lbuish`

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