girlish
/ˈɡɝ.lɪʃ/adjective
girlish is spelled G-I-R-L-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, girlish means “Like (that of) a girl; feminine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in girlish?
| Letters | 7: G-I-R-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is girlish?
Girlish appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 girlish?
- UK /ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/
- US /ˈɡɝ.lɪʃ/
Girlish 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: En-us-girlish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with girlish?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as girlish from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹlɪʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of girlish
- more girlish comparative
- most girlish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does girlish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
- 2
archaicOf or relating to girlhood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Girlish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense like a girl:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de fille, de petite fille, de jeune fille |
| German | mädchenhaft, Mädchen- |
| Portuguese | feminino |
| Spanish | de niña |
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 girlish come from?
From girl + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).