# greenish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/ · frequency rank #28,572

## Definitions
1. Somewhat green in color.

## Etymology
From Middle English grenyssh, grenysch, equivalent to green + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **greens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greenish-vs-greens)
- **greyish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greenish-vs-greyish)
- **Greenwich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greenish-vs-greenwich)
- **greening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-greenish)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gerenish`, `ggreenish`, `greeinsh`, `greenihs`, `greenishh`, `greenissh`, `greennish`, `greensih`, `greneish`, `grenish`, `grreenish`, `rgeenish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greenish