brushstroke
/ˈbɹʌʃˌstɹoʊk/noun
brushstroke is spelled B-R-U-S-H-S-T-R-O-K-E: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brushstroke means “The stroke of a brush, as in painting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brushstroke is brushstrokes.
How many letters and syllables are in brushstroke?
| Letters | 11: B-R-U-S-H-S-T-R-O-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 brushstroke?
Brushstroke appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
How do you pronounce brushstroke?
- US /ˈbɹʌʃˌstɹoʊk/
Brushstroke has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of brushstroke
- brushstrokes plural
- brush stroke
- brush-stroke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brushstroke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brushstroke in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stroke of a brush:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Pinselstrich |
| Portuguese | pincelada |
| Spanish | pincelada, brochada, brochazo |
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 brushstroke come from?
From brush + stroke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).