brushtail
noun
brushtail is spelled B-R-U-S-H-T-A-I-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brushtail means “A brushtail possum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brushtail is brushtails.
How many letters and syllables are in brushtail?
| Letters | 9: B-R-U-S-H-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 brushtail?
Brushtail appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of brushtail
- brushtails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brushtail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brushtail possum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brushtail come from?
Back-formation from brush-tailed. See brush, tail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).