# brutish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #48,636

## Definitions
1. Of, or in the manner of a brute
2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility

## Etymology
From brute + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **Brutus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutish-vs-brutus)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brush-vs-brutish)
- **bruise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruise-vs-brutish)
- **bluish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bluish-vs-brutish)
- **brutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutes-vs-brutish)
- **British** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/british-vs-brutish)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrutish`, `brrutish`, `brtuish`, `bruitsh`, `brutihs`, `brutishh`, `brutissh`, `brutsih`, `bruttish`, `burtish`, `rbutish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brutish