# toothbrush

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/ · frequency rank #17,736

## Definitions
1. A 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”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`otothbrush`, `toohtbrush`, `tootbhrush`, `toothbbrush`, `toothbrrush`, `toothbrsuh`, `toothbruhs`, `toothbrushh`, `toothbrussh`, `toothbursh`, `toothhbrush`, `toothrbush`, `tootthbrush`, `tothbrush`, `totohbrush`, `ttoothbrush`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toothbrush