# Jewish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #2,450

## Definitions
1. Following the religion of Judaism.
2. Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.
3. Greedy, miserly.
4. Yiddish.

## Etymology
From Jew + -ish. Compare Middle English Judewissh (“Jewish”), Old English Iūdēisċ (“Jewish”), Dutch joodsch, joods (“Jewish”), German jüdisch (“Jewish”), Danish jødisk (“Jewish”), Swedish judisk (“Jewish”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (judaiwisks, “Jewish”). See also Yiddish.

## Easily confused with
- **Jews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jewish-vs-jews)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ejwish`, `jeiwsh`, `jewihs`, `jewishh`, `jewissh`, `jewsih`, `jewwish`, `jjewish`, `jweish`

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