brushless
adjective
brushless is spelled B-R-U-S-H-L-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, brushless means “Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brushless?
| Letters | 9: B-R-U-S-H-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brushless?
Brushless appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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).
What does brushless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an electric motor: that does not use brushes, physical contacts for the commutator.
a brushless motor
- 2
Not requiring the use of a hairbrush, scrubbing brush, or other brush.
a brushless shaving cream
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brushless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans balais, brushless , sans blaireau, sans brosse |
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 brushless come from?
From brush + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).