redfish
noun
redfish is spelled R-E-D-F-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redfish means “Any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redfish is redfishes.
How many letters and syllables are in redfish?
| Letters | 7: R-E-D-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 redfish?
Redfish appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 redfish?
Redfish 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 redfish
- redfishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redfish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Sebastes, or edible red rockfishs.
- 2
especially Sebastes norvegicus, found in North American waters, also called rosefish or ocean perch.
- 3
A large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.
- 4
Lutjanus spp., snappers.
- 5
Centroberyx affinis, eastern nannygai.
- 6
Etelis oculatus, queen snapper.
- 7
Rhomboplites aurorubens, vermillion snapper.
- 8
A slimehead, of family Trachichthyidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does redfish come from?
From red + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).