monish
/ˈmɒnɪʃ/obsolete
monish is spelled M-O-N-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, monish means “To admonish; to warn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monish?
| Letters | 6: M-O-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monish?
Monish appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 monish?
- /ˈmɒnɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monish
- monishes present, singular, he/she/it
- monishing participle, present
- monished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo admonish; to warn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monish come from?
From Old English monesten. See admonish, monition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).