swishy
adjective
swishy is spelled S-W-I-S-H-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, swishy means “Producing a swishing sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in swishy?
| Letters | 6: S-W-I-S-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 swishy?
Swishy appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 swishy?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-swishy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swishy
- swishier comparative
- swishiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swishy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Producing a swishing sound.
a long, swishy dress
- 2
UKSwish; fancy, posh, impressive.
- 3
informalEffeminate; gay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does swishy come from?
From swish + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).