porkish
/ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/
"porkish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“porkish” 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) - Resembling or characteristic of pork.
Corpus desk
Index EN-porkish · porkish · English
porkish · 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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | porkish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “porkish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
porkish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for porkish, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 pork + -ish. The correct English form is porkish, spelled P-O-R-K-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Resembling or characteristic of pork.
- 2Plump.
- 3Selfish.
- 4Relating to pork barrel funding.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how porkish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Congressional leaders are frank about using their clout for porkish purposes, and DeLay is no exception.
Etymology
From pork + -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.