brushwood
/ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd/noun
brushwood is spelled B-R-U-S-H-W-O-O-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brushwood means “Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brushwood is brushwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in brushwood?
| Letters | 9: B-R-U-S-H-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 brushwood?
Brushwood appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 brushwood?
- US /ˈbɹʌʃˌwʊd/
Brushwood has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-عُثمان_(Middle_river_exports)-brushwood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brushwood
- brushwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brushwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
- 2
Small trees and shrubs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brushwood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brindilles |
| German | Reisig , Gestrüpp |
| Portuguese | capim , mato |
| Spanish | broza , sotobosque |
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 brushwood come from?
From brush + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).