shish
/ʃɪʃ/interjection, verb, adjective, noun
shish is spelled S-H-I-S-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, shish means “Used to request quiet; similar to shh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shish?
| Letters | 5: S-H-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 shish?
Shish appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 shish?
- /ʃɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shish
- shishes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- shishing participle, present
- shished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used to request quiet; similar to shh.
verb
- 1
To be quiet; to keep quiet.
He wouldn’t shish, so I kicked him.
adjective
- 1
On a skewer.
noun
- 1
The spine of a shish kebab structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shish come from?
Phonetic alteration of shush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).