# bawdy vs brody

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bawdy
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɔːdi/ · frequency rank #49,205*
Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

### brody
*noun · IPA /bɹoʊdi/ · frequency rank #18,774*
Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.

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