shishito
noun
shishito is spelled S-H-I-S-H-I-T-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shishito means “A sweet Japanese pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shishito is shishitos.
How many letters and syllables are in shishito?
| Letters | 8: S-H-I-S-H-I-T-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 shishito?
Shishito appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 shishito?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shishito.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shishito
- shishitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shishito mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet Japanese pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shishito come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 獅子唐 (shishitō).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).