# borough vs Brough

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### borough
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌ.ɹə/ · frequency rank #9,140*
A fortified town.

### Brough
*name · IPA /ˈbɹʌf/ · frequency rank #42,038*
A placename:

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