whish
/ˈwɪʃ/interjection, noun, verb
whish is spelled W-H-I-S-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, whish means “Alternative spelling of whisht” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whish?
| Letters | 5: W-H-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is whish?
Whish appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 whish?
- /ˈwɪʃ/
- [ˈwɪʃ]
- /ˈʍɪʃ/
Whish has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with whish
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: wish (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of whish
- whishes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- whishing participle, present
- whished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Alternative spelling of whisht.
noun
- 1
A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
verb
- 1
To make such a sound.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteSilent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).