gnomish
adjective
gnomish is spelled G-N-O-M-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gnomish means “Resembling a gnome; gnomelike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gnomish?
| Letters | 7: G-N-O-M-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 gnomish?
Gnomish appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 gnomish?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-gnomish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does gnomish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
- 2
Belonging to a race of gnomes.
- 3
aphoristic; gnomic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gnomish come from?
From gnome + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).