pish
/pɪʃ/interjection, noun, verb, adjective
pish is spelled P-I-S-H: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, pish means “Expressing disdain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pish?
| Letters | 4: P-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 pish?
Pish appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 pish?
- /pɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pish?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pish.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ship.
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 pish
- pishes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pishing participle, present
- pished participle, past
- more pish comparative
- most pish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Expressing disdain.
noun
- 1
A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.
- 2
Synonym of pish posh (“nonsense, poppycock”).
verb
- 1
To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
- 2
To express contempt.
adjective
- 1
ScotlandcolloquialvulgarOf poor quality; very bad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pish come from?
Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).