goldfish

noun/ˈɡoʊldˌfɪʃ/

Frequency rank: #9,740 most common English word

Meaning

a small orange or yellow freshwater fish commonly kept as a pet.

Illustration for the English word “goldfish”

Example sentence

She won goldfish at the school fair and kept it in a bowl on her desk.

Synonyms & related words

Practice this word in the quiz

More words in ranks 9,701–9,800