hairbrush
noun, verb
hairbrush is spelled H-A-I-R-B-R-U-S-H: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hairbrush means “A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hairbrush is hairbrushes.
How many letters and syllables are in hairbrush?
| Letters | 9: H-A-I-R-B-R-U-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 hairbrush?
Hairbrush appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 hairbrush?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hairbrush.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hairbrush
Also written: hair-brush (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hairbrush
- hairbrushes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hair-brush
- hair brush
- hairbrushing participle, present
- hairbrushed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hairbrush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
verb
- 1
To spank with a hairbrush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hairbrush in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a brush used in hair care:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brosse à cheveux |
| German | Haarbürste |
| Portuguese | escova de cabelo |
| Spanish | cepillo del pelo |
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 hairbrush come from?
From hair + brush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).