brushwork
noun
brushwork is spelled B-R-U-S-H-W-O-R-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brushwork means “The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brushwork is brushworks.
How many letters and syllables are in brushwork?
| Letters | 9: B-R-U-S-H-W-O-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is brushwork?
Brushwork appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 brushwork?
Brushwork has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of brushwork
- brushworks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brushwork mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
The fake was easy to spot because of its inferior brushwork.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brushwork come from?
From brush + work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).