Airbrush
[ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ]
The verdict
“Airbrush” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pistolenförmiges Sprühgerät, mit welchem man mittels Druckluft Farbe (meist Acrylfarben, Aquarellfarben, Textilfarben sowie verdünnte Ölfarben), Lack, Tinte oder Farbpigmente zerstäubend auf einen ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Airbrush |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Airbrush” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Airbrush is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Airbrush”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-I-R-B-R-U-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɛːɐ̯bʁaʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.