toothbrush
/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/
"toothbrush" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“toothbrush” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,736
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toothbrush |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #17,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toothbrush” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around toothbrush (IPA /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,736 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for toothbrush, with forms such as "otothbrush", "toohtbrush", and "tootbhrush". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), I… The correct English form is toothbrush, spelled T-O-O-T-H-B-R-U-S-H.
Definition
- 1A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
Etymology
From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: otothbrush,toohtbrush,tootbhrush,toothbbrush,toothbrrush,toothbrsuh,toothbruhs,toothbrushh,toothbrussh,toothbursh,toothhbrush,toothrbush,tootthbrush,tothbrush,totohbrush,ttoothbrush
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toothbrush - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “toothbrush”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-O-O-T-H-B-R-U-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.