# brass vs brav

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### brass
*verb · IPA [bʁas] · frequency rank #31,479*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brassen

### brav
*adjective · IPA [bʁaːf] · frequency rank #6,775*
Gehorsam zeigend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/brass-vs-brav