skoosh
/skuːʃ/
"skoosh" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skoosh” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A squirt (of liquid).
Corpus desk
Index EN-skoosh · skoosh · English
skoosh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | skoosh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /skuːʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skoosh” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skoosh is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /skuːʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
skoosh doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently imitative of a squirting or squishing sound. The correct English form is skoosh, spelled S-K-O-O-S-H.
Definition
- 1A squirt (of liquid).
- 2Something very easy; a piece of cake.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how skoosh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But Mrs Strain ducked and dodged and weaved, keeping the bucket steady between her feet and managing to give the two or three cats running about the place a skoosh of milk straight from the udder into their mouth.
1 pint of filtered water 2 dessert spoons of sugar (or honey) 4 nobs of butter (or one big lump) 1 big skoosh of lemon juice, hand squeezed 6 large free range eggs.
Etymology
Apparently imitative of a squirting or squishing sound.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.