paintbrush

/ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/

//ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ// noun

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"paintbrush" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“paintbrush” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,100. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,100
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thin brush for applying paint.

Corpus desk

Index EN-paintbrush · paintbrush · English

paintbrush · rank #46,100 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,100
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Passaic

Nearest frequency peer: Passaic (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “paintbrush”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “paintbrush” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for paintbrush
PropertyValue
Headwordpaintbrush
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,100
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “paintbrush”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).paintbrushlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Passaic” (#46,101), “overwork” (#46,098), “Patil” (#46,102). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “paintbrush” is #46,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around paintbrush (IPA /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,100 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A thin brush for applying paint.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for paintbrush, with forms such as "apintbrush", "painbtrush", and "painntbrush". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From paint + brush. The correct English form is paintbrush, spelled P-A-I-N-T-B-R-U-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A thin brush for applying paint.

Etymology

From paint + brush.

This word in other languages

pincel(Español)pinceau(Français)Pinsel(Deutsch)pincel(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apintbrush
  • painbtrush
  • painntbrush
  • paintbbrush
  • paintbrrush
  • paintbrsuh
  • paintbruhs
  • paintbrushh
  • paintbrussh
  • paintbursh
  • paintrbush
  • painttbrush
  • paitnbrush
  • panitbrush
  • piantbrush
  • ppaintbrush

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paintbrush - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apintbrush2painbtrush2painntbrush1paintbbrush1paintbrrush1paintbrsuh2paintbruhs2paintbrushh1
Edit distance from "paintbrush"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paintbrush"?
"paintbrush" is spelled P-A-I-N-T-B-R-U-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/.
What does "paintbrush" mean?
As a noun, "paintbrush" means: A thin brush for applying paint.
What are common misspellings of "paintbrush"?
Common misspellings include "apintbrush", "painbtrush", "painntbrush", "paintbbrush", "paintbrrush". The correct spelling is "paintbrush".
How do you pronounce "paintbrush"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paintbrush" is /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "paintbrush"?
From paint + brush. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paintbrush", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pilkington#46,106recompense#46,135refutation#46,141remittance#46,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list