girlish
/ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/
"girlish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“girlish” is uncommon English (frequency #54,805 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,805
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-girlish · girlish · English
girlish · rank #54,805 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,805
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gigolo
Nearest frequency peer: gigolo (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “girlish”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- geriatrics
geriatrics
45,201 corpus weight
- Gers
Gers
45,200 corpus weight
- gigolo
gigolo
45,198 corpus weight
- girlish
girlish
45,196 corpus weight
- goodly
goodly
45,193 corpus weight
- Griffey
Griffey
45,191 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “girlish” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | girlish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #54,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “girlish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
girlish is uncommon English at frequency #54,805 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for girlish in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From girl + -ish. The correct English form is girlish, spelled G-I-R-L-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
- 2Of or relating to girlhood.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how girlish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror in which she had been wont to gaze at it.
Three little maids from school are we, / Pert as a school-girl well can be, / Filled to the brim with girlish glee, / Three little maids from school!
Etymology
From girl + -ish.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).