swinish
swin·ish/ˈswaɪnɪʃ/adjective
swinish is spelled S-W-I-N-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables (swin·ish). It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swinish means “Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swinish?
| Letters | 7: S-W-I-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: swin·ish |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 swinish?
Swinish appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 swinish?
- /ˈswaɪnɪʃ/
Swinish has 2 syllables, split swin·ish in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of swinish
- more swinish comparative
- most swinish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swinish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swinish come from?
From Middle English swinisse, swynys, swynyse; equivalent to swine + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).