brushy
brush·y/ˈbɹʌʃi/adjective
brushy is spelled B-R-U-S-H-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (brush·y). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, brushy means “Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in brushy?
| Letters | 6: B-R-U-S-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: brush·y |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 brushy?
Brushy appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 brushy?
- /ˈbɹʌʃi/
- /ˈbɹʊʃi/
Brushy has 2 syllables, split brush·y in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-brushy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of brushy
- brushier comparative
- brushiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brushy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.
- 2
Of the countryside: having thick vegetation, taller than grass but shorter than trees; having abundant brush; shrubby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Brushy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Having a similar texture to a fox's tail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | buschig |
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 brushy come from?
From brush + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).