squarish
/ˈskwɛɹ.ɪʃ/adjective
squarish is spelled S-Q-U-A-R-I-S-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, squarish means “Approximately square” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in squarish?
| Letters | 8: S-Q-U-A-R-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 squarish?
Squarish appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 squarish?
- US /ˈskwɛɹ.ɪʃ/
Squarish has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-squarish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with squarish?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as squarish from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪʃ/):
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 squarish
- more squarish comparative
- most squarish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squarish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Approximately square.
- 2
Somewhat square.
- 3
Oblong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does squarish come from?
From square + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).