# sushi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsuːʃi/ · frequency rank #11,618

## Definitions
1. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.
2. One of the portions from this dish.
3. Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).

## Easily confused with
- **Susie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sushi-vs-susie)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shi-vs-sushi)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sushi)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sus-vs-sushi)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sui-vs-sushi)
- **SSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssi-vs-sushi)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suh-vs-sushi)
- **such** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/such-vs-sushi)
- **sash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sash-vs-sushi)
- **Sufi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sufi-vs-sushi)
- **suki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suki-vs-sushi)
- **SCSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scsi-vs-sushi)
- **Susan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-sushi)
- **Sasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sasha-vs-sushi)
- **Sunni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sunni-vs-sushi)
- **Sochi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sochi-vs-sushi)
- **slush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slush-vs-sushi)
- **shush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shush-vs-sushi)
- **Shashi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shashi-vs-sushi)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ssuhi`, `ssushi`, `suhsi`, `sushhi`, `susih`, `susshi`, `usshi`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sushi