stylish
/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/adjective
stylish is spelled S-T-Y-L-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stylish means “Having style” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stylish?
| Letters | 7: S-T-Y-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stylish?
Stylish appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 stylish?
- /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
Stylish has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stylish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stylish
- more stylish comparative
- most stylish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stylish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having style.
- 2
Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.
- 3
Having a particular directing style or cinematography.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stylish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élégant, stylé |
| German | stilvoll, elegant, stylisch, stylish |
| Portuguese | estiloso |
| Spanish | estiloso, glaxo, chingo, chango |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stylish come from?
From style + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).