womanish
/ˈwʊmənɪʃ/
"womanish" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“womanish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-womanish · womanish · English
womanish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | womanish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “womanish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
womanish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for womanish, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective. The correct English form is womanish, spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
- 2Carried out by or pertaining to a woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how womanish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Romans novv / Haue Thevves, and Limbes, like to their Anceſtors; / But vvoe the vvhile, our Fathers mindes are dead, / And vve are gouern'd vvith our Mothers ſpirits, / Our yoake, and ſufferance, ſhevv vs VVomaniſh.
The Fence was a proper Park paling in excellent condition; with clusters of fine Elms, or rows of old Thorns following its line almost every where.—Almost must be stipulated—for there were vacant spaces & through one of these, Charlotte as soon as they entered the Enclosure, caught a glimpse over the pales of something White & Womanish in the field on the…
Etymology
From Middle English wommanyssh. Equivalent to woman + -ish. The verb is from the adjective.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.