greasepaint
/ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/noun
greasepaint is spelled G-R-E-A-S-E-P-A-I-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greasepaint means “A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greasepaint is greasepaints.
How many letters and syllables are in greasepaint?
| Letters | 11: G-R-E-A-S-E-P-A-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 greasepaint?
Greasepaint appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 greasepaint?
- /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-greasepaint.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of greasepaint
- greasepaints plural
- grease paint
- grease-paint
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greasepaint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greasepaint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mixture of grease and coloring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Theaterschminke |
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 greasepaint come from?
From grease + paint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).