relish

re·lish/ˈɹɛlɪʃ/noun, verb

relish is spelled R-E-L-I-S-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables (re·lish). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, relish means “Enjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of relish is relishes.

How many letters and syllables are in relish?

Letters	6: R-E-L-I-S-H
Syllables	2: re·lish
In writing	2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searched	none measured in search
Rhymes with	hellish

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 relish?

Relish appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form in the list.

relish0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000

rarerper million words of written Englishmore common

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce relish?

US /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/
/ˈɹɛlɪʃ/
[ˈɹælɪʃ]

Relish has 2 syllables, split re·lish in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-relish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with relish?

One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as relish from its last stressed vowel (/ɛlɪʃ/):

hellish

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 relish

relishes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
rellish
relishing participle, present
relished participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does relish mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

1
obsoleteFlavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
2
obsoleteFollowed by for: one's liking or taste for something; a fondness.
I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.
3
obsoleteA small amount; a tinge, a trace.
4
obsoleteAbility to taste or (figurative) enjoy.
5
obsoleteParticular quality; (countable) an instance of this; a characteristic or quality.
6
Enjoyment of flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
7
Enjoyment of something pleasant; (countable) an instance of this.
8
archaicAppetizing or pleasant flavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
9
obsoleteA projecting component.
10
In a wooden frame: the projection or shoulder around, or at the side of, a tenon (“projecting member made to insert into a mortise”), used to strengthen a mortise-and-tenon joint.
11
A type of ornamentation comprising one or more trills.

verb

1
To give (something) (a pleasant) flavour or taste; to make appetizing.
2
To take delight or pleasure in (someone or oneself, or something).
He relishes their time together.
3
obsoleteTo eat or taste (drink, food, etc.).
4
obsoleteTo provide (someone, or their appetite, mouth, stomach, etc.) with something appetizing or tasty.
5
obsoleteTo appreciate or understand (something).
6
obsoleteTo experience (something); also (rare), to feel (something).
7
obsoleteTo have a particular opinion about (someone or something); to receive, to regard.
8
obsoleteTo have a tinge or trace of (something).
9
To add one or more relishes (noun etymology 2, noun sense 2) to (a tenon, piece of wood, etc.).
10
obsoleteTo sing (a song or tune); specifically, in a manner where there are tremulous changes of tone; to trill, to warble.