paintbrush
/ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/noun
paintbrush is spelled P-A-I-N-T-B-R-U-S-H: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paintbrush means “A thin brush for applying paint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paintbrush is paintbrushes.
How many letters and syllables are in paintbrush?
| Letters | 10: P-A-I-N-T-B-R-U-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paintbrush?
Paintbrush appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 paintbrush?
- /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/
Paintbrush has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paintbrush.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with paintbrush
Also written: paint brush (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of paintbrush
- paintbrushes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paintbrush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin brush for applying paint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paintbrush in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thin brush:
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 paintbrush come from?
From paint + brush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).