piggish

/ˈpɪɡɪʃ/

//ˈpɪɡɪʃ// adj

"piggish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“piggish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - greedy or gluttonous

Corpus desk

Index EN-piggish · piggish · English

piggish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for piggish
PropertyValue
Headwordpiggish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpɪɡɪʃ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “piggish” in English

piggishranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

piggish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɪɡɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for piggish in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pig + -ish. The correct English form is piggish, spelled P-I-G-G-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    greedy or gluttonous
  2. 2
    pigheaded
  3. 3
    unpleasant or unclean

Etymology

From pig + -ish.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "piggish"?
"piggish" is spelled P-I-G-G-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɪɡɪʃ/.
What does "piggish" mean?
As an adjective, "piggish" means: greedy or gluttonous
How do you pronounce "piggish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piggish" is /ˈpɪɡɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "piggish"?
From pig + -ish. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list