purplish
adjective
purplish is spelled P-U-R-P-L-I-S-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, purplish means “Somewhat purple in colour/color” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in purplish?
| Letters | 8: P-U-R-P-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is purplish?
Purplish appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 purplish?
Purplish has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of purplish
- more purplish comparative
- most purplish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purplish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Somewhat purple in colour/color.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Purplish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat purple in colour/color:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | violâtre, violacé |
| German | brombeerfarben |
| Portuguese | arroxeado, púrpureo |
| Spanish | amoratado, cárdeno, purpúreo, púrpura |
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 purplish come from?
From purple + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).