brush

[bɹʌʃ]

/[bɹʌʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“brush” is uncommon German (frequency #73,333 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,333
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bürste

Corpus desk

Index DE-brush · brush · German

brush · rank #73,333 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,333
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brunhilde

Nearest frequency peer: Brunhilde (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „brush“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „brush“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for brush
PropertyValue
Headwordbrush
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɹʌʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „brush“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.brushfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brunhilde“ (#73,332), „bröckeln“ (#73,334), „Braunlage“ (#73,331). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „brush“ bei #73,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

brush is uncommon German at frequency #73,333 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɹʌʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for brush, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is brush, spelled B-R-U-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bürste
  2. 2
    Pinsel
  3. 3
    Lunte, Standarte, insbesondere der Schwanz des Fuchses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how brush appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. remove the dirt with a cleaning brush
  2. Oil painting brushes have long handles.

Synonyms

tail

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "brush"?
"brush" is spelled B-R-U-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bɹʌʃ].
What does "brush" mean?
As a noun, "brush" means: Bürste
How do you pronounce "brush"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brush" is [bɹʌʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brush" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "brush", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bunge#73,339capra#73,350dulde#73,403Enoch#73,435

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list