# brackish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹækɪʃ/ · frequency rank #42,036

## Definitions
1. Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
2. Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.
3. Repulsive

## Etymology
From Scottish brack (from Middle Dutch brac (“brackish”)) + -ish. Cognate with Dutch brak (“brackish”), German Low German brack, brakerg, brakig (“brackish”), German brackig (“brackish”), Danish brak (“brackish”), Swedish bräck (“brackish”), Norwegian brakk (“brackish”). Perhaps a distant doublet of brook.

## Easily confused with
- **blackish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blackish-vs-brackish)
- **blackfish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blackfish-vs-brackish)

## Common misspellings (13)
`barckish`, `bbrackish`, `bracckish`, `braciksh`, `brackihs`, `brackishh`, `brackissh`, `brackkish`, `bracksih`, `brakcish`, `brcakish`, `brrackish`, `rbackish`

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