squidge
/skwɪd͡ʒ/verb, noun
squidge is spelled S-Q-U-I-D-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, squidge means “To squash, most often between one's fingers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in squidge?
| Letters | 7: S-Q-U-I-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 squidge?
Squidge appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 squidge?
- /skwɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-squidge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of squidge
- squidges present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- squidging participle, present
- squidged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squidge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo squash, most often between one's fingers.
- 2
To fire a wink with a squidger.
Gyles Brandreth (1991), The Book of Solo Games, →ISBN, page 63: “The object of the game is to be the first player to squidge all one's winks into the cup.”
noun
- 1
informalA tight space; squeeze.
If we go into the elevator too, it'll be a bit of a squidge.
- 2
The act of firing a wink with a squidger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).