ush
/ʌʃ/verb, adjective, noun
ush is spelled U-S-H: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ush means “To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ush?
| Letters | 3: U-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 ush?
Ush appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 ush?
- /ʌʃ/
As an adjective (“Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual”): /juːʒ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ush.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ush2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ush
- ushes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- ushing participle, present
- ushed participle, past
- more ush comparative
- most ush superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
colloquialrareTo usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ush come from?
Back-formation from usher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).