greenish
/ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/adjective
greenish is spelled G-R-E-E-N-I-S-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, greenish means “Somewhat green in color” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in greenish?
| Letters | 8: G-R-E-E-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 greenish?
Greenish appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 greenish?
- /ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/
Greenish 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)-Vininn126-greenish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of greenish
- more greenish comparative
- most greenish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greenish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Somewhat green in color.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greenish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat green in color:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verdâtre, verdouillard |
| German | grünlich |
| Portuguese | esverdeado |
| Spanish | verdoso |
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 greenish come from?
From Middle English grenisch, grenysch, equivalent to green + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).