dishwater
noun
dishwater is spelled D-I-S-H-W-A-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dishwater means “Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dishwater is dishwaters.
How many letters and syllables are in dishwater?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-H-W-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 dishwater?
Dishwater appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 dishwater?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dishwater.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dishwater
- dishwaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishwater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
The dishwater drained away slowly.
- 2
Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
This season's offerings are nothing but dishwater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dishwater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense washing water:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rinçure, eau de vaisselle |
| German | Spülwasser, Spülicht, Abwaschwasser |
| Spanish | agua de fregar |
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 dishwater come from?
From dish + water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).