grayish
/ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/adjective
grayish is spelled G-R-A-Y-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grayish means “Somewhat gray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grayish?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-Y-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is grayish?
Grayish appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 grayish?
- /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/
Grayish 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grayish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grayish
- more grayish comparative
- most grayish superlative
- greyish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grayish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Somewhat gray.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grayish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat gray:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grisâtre |
| German | gräulich |
| Portuguese | cinzento |
| Spanish | grisáceo, entrecano / encanecido / canoso, rucio |
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 grayish come from?
From gray + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).