womanish
/ˈwʊmənɪʃ/adjective
womanish is spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory adjective, womanish means “Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in womanish?
| Letters | 8: W-O-M-A-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 womanish?
Womanish appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 womanish?
- UK /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-womanish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of womanish
- more womanish comparative
- most womanish superlative
- womanishes present, singular, he/she/it
- womanishing participle, present
- womanished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does womanish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
derogatoryCharacteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
Perhaps he did too, for he turned scarlet and turned his face away to the wall, with a womanish gesture of shyness.
- 2
Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.
verb
- 1
obsoleterareTo make womanish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Womanish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of a woman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | afeminado |
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 womanish come from?
From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).