minish
/ˈmɪn.ɪʃ/obsolete
minish is spelled M-I-N-I-S-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, minish means “To lessen or cause to seem to be less” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in minish?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 minish?
Minish appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 minish?
- /ˈmɪn.ɪʃ/
Minish 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).
Forms of minish
- minishes present, singular, he/she/it
- minishing participle, present
- minished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does minish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo lessen or cause to seem to be less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does minish come from?
From Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).