# eyebrow

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ · frequency rank #17,839

## Definitions
1. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
2. A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
3. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

## Etymology
From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).

## Easily confused with
- **eyebrows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eyebrow-vs-eyebrows)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eeybrow`, `eyberow`, `eyebbrow`, `eyeborw`, `eyebroww`, `eyebrrow`, `eyebrwo`, `eyerbow`, `eyyebrow`, `yeebrow`

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