whitish
/ˈwaɪtɪʃ/adjective
whitish is spelled W-H-I-T-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, whitish means “Somewhat white, pale or almost white” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in whitish?
| Letters | 7: W-H-I-T-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is whitish?
Whitish appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 whitish?
- /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/
- /ˈʍaɪtɪʃ/
Whitish has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-whitish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whitish
- more whitish comparative
- most whitish superlative
- whiteish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whitish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Somewhat white, pale or almost white.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whitish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat white:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blanchâtre |
| German | weißlich, weisslich |
| Portuguese | esbranquiçado |
| Spanish | blancuzco, blanquecino, blanquinoso, blanquizo, blanquizco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does whitish come from?
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).