yellowish
/ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/adjective
yellowish is spelled Y-E-L-L-O-W-I-S-H: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, yellowish means “Somewhat yellow in colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yellowish?
| Letters | 9: Y-E-L-L-O-W-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 yellowish?
Yellowish appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 yellowish?
- UK /ˈjɛləʊɪʃ/
- US /ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/
Yellowish has 3 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: En-us-yellowish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does yellowish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Somewhat yellow in colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yellowish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense somewhat yellow:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jaunâtre |
| German | gelblich |
| Portuguese | amarelado, amarelento, tirante a amarelo |
| Spanish | amarillento |
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 yellowish come from?
From Middle English ȝelowisch; equivalent to yellow + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).