offish
/ˈɔfɪʃ/adjective
offish is spelled O-F-F-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, offish means “Aloof, standoffish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in offish?
| Letters | 6: O-F-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 offish?
Offish appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 offish?
- UK /ˈɒfɪʃ/
- US /ˈɔfɪʃ/
- US /ˈɑfɪʃ/
As an adjective (“Clipping of official”): /əˈfɪʃ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-offish.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-offish2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with offish?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as offish from its last stressed vowel (/ɔfɪʃ/):
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 offish
- more offish comparative
- most offish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does offish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalAloof, standoffish.
- 2
colloquialClipping of official.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does offish come from?
From off + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).