soonish
/ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/adverb
soonish is spelled S-O-O-N-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, soonish means “Some time in the not so distant but not yet definable future” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in soonish?
| Letters | 7: S-O-O-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 soonish?
Soonish appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 soonish?
- UK /ˈsuːn.ɪʃ/
Soonish has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of soonish
- more soonish comparative
- most soonish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soonish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Some time in the not so distant but not yet definable future.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soonish come from?
From soon + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).