dishrag
noun
dishrag is spelled D-I-S-H-R-A-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dishrag means “Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dishrag is dishrags.
How many letters and syllables are in dishrag?
| Letters | 7: D-I-S-H-R-A-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 dishrag?
Dishrag appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 dishrag?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dishrag.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dishrag
- dishrags plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishrag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym).
- 2
slangAn unclean person; used in similes.
You're not going out like that! You look like a dishrag!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dishrag in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense piece of cloth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spüllappen |
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 dishrag come from?
From dish + rag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).