oafish
/ˈoʊfɪʃ/adjective
oafish is spelled O-A-F-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, oafish means “Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oafish?
| Letters | 6: O-A-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is oafish?
Oafish appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 oafish?
- US /ˈoʊfɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oafish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with oafish?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oafish from its last stressed vowel (/oʊfɪʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of oafish
- more oafish comparative
- most oafish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oafish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oafish come from?
From oaf + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).