# whitish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ · frequency rank #29,521

## Definitions
1. Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

## Etymology
From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **whites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whites-vs-whitish)
- **whiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-whitish)
- **whitefish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitefish-vs-whitish)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hwitish`, `whhitish`, `whiitsh`, `whitihs`, `whitishh`, `whitissh`, `whitsih`, `whittish`, `whtiish`, `wihtish`, `wwhitish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/whitish