panfish
noun
panfish is spelled P-A-N-F-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panfish means “Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panfish is panfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in panfish?
| Letters | 7: P-A-N-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 panfish?
Panfish appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 panfish?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-panfish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of panfish
- panfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste.
Panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does panfish come from?
From pan + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).