buggish
/ˈbʌɡɪʃ/
"buggish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“buggish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characteristic of or resembling a bug; buglike.
Corpus desk
Index EN-buggish · buggish · English
buggish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | buggish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbʌɡɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “buggish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
buggish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbʌɡɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for buggish, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bug + -ish. The correct English form is buggish, spelled B-U-G-G-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Characteristic of or resembling a bug; buglike.
- 2Uppity.
- 3Frightening; like a bugbear.
- 4Crazy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buggish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
'What?' Budd whispered, his eyes on the buggish headlights of the harvesting threshers.
Clarence looks into his rearview mirror and finds that the small buggish car is still following him, and its horn beeps every few minutes.
Etymology
From bug + -ish.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.