# barrow vs brow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barrow
*noun · IPA /ˈbæɹ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #17,548*
A mountain.

### brow
*noun · IPA /bɹaʊ/ · frequency rank #13,874*
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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