whiggish
adjective
whiggish is spelled W-H-I-G-G-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, whiggish means “Characteristic of a Whig; liberal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whiggish?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-G-G-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 whiggish?
Whiggish appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of whiggish
- more whiggish comparative
- most whiggish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whiggish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of a Whig; liberal.
- 2
Characterized by a belief in inevitable progress, and tending to evaluate the past by the standards of the present; see Whig history.
Near-synonym: presentist
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of whiggish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whiggish come from?
From Whig + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).