priggish
/ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ/adjective
priggish is spelled P-R-I-G-G-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, priggish means “Like a prig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in priggish?
| Letters | 8: P-R-I-G-G-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 priggish?
Priggish appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 priggish?
- /ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-priggish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of priggish
- more priggish comparative
- most priggish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priggish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a prig.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Priggish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense like a prig:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suffisant |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does priggish come from?
From prig + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).