Which to use
“blur” is a verb and “brut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,867
- “blur” frequency rank
- #48,100
- “brut” frequency rank
- 61967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blur | brut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. | very dry, and not sweet |
Letter map: blur vs brut
Shared letters muted; letters that set blur and brut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - blur and brut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blur is averb and brutanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blur is recorded at frequency rank #13,867, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈblɜː/. brut is at rank #48,100, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61967, this pair ranks #91,102 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blur vs brut
Shared letters: bru. Private to "blur": l. Private to "brut": t.
"blur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "brut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blur" and "brut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "blur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,102 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blur" and "brut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bruni vs brut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #91,102 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.