brownish
/ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/adjective
brownish is spelled B-R-O-W-N-I-S-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, brownish means “Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brownish?
| Letters | 8: B-R-O-W-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brownish?
Brownish appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 brownish?
- /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/
Brownish has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-brownish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brownish
- more brownish comparative
- most brownish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brownish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brownish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brunâtre |
| German | bräunlich |
| Portuguese | amarronzado |
| Spanish | pardusco |
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 brownish come from?
From brown + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).