orcish
adjective
orcish is spelled O-R-C-I-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, orcish means “Of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orcish?
| Letters | 6: O-R-C-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 orcish?
Orcish appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 orcish?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-orcish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with orcish?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as orcish.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: orchis.
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 orcish
- more orcish comparative
- most orcish superlative
- orkish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orcish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).
an orcish blade
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orcish come from?
From orc + -ish. Piecewise doublet of ogreish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).