Airbrush
[ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ]
The verdict
“Airbrush” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pistolenförmiges Sprühgerät, mit welchem man mittels Druckluft Farbe (meist Acrylfarben, Aquarellfarben, Textilfarben sowie verdünnte Ölfarben), Lack, Tinte oder Farbpigmente zerstäubend auf einen ...
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Index DE-airbrush · Airbrush · German
Airbrush · 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 "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | Airbrush |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Airbrush“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Airbrush is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Airbrush in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Airbrush, spelled A-I-R-B-R-U-S-H.
Definition
- 1pistolenförmiges Sprühgerät, mit welchem man mittels Druckluft Farbe (meist Acrylfarben, Aquarellfarben, Textilfarben sowie verdünnte Ölfarben), Lack, Tinte oder Farbpigmente zerstäubend auf einen Untergrund aufspritzen kann
- 2Stilrichtung, bei der die in [1] beschriebene Farbzerstäubungstechnik angewandt wird
- 3innerhalb eines Malprogramms beziehungsweise eines Bildbearbeitungsprogramms, ein Arbeits- beziehungsweise Hilfsmittel, das die Wirkung einer Sprühdose imitiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Airbrush appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bodypainter benutzte einen Airbrush.
Autos werden mit Airbrush lackiert.
Synonyms
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.