Which to use
“bra” is a noun and “brut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,898
- “bra” frequency rank
- #48,100
- “brut” frequency rank
- 56998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bra | brut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. | very dry, and not sweet |
Letter map: bra vs brut
Shared letters muted; letters that set bra and brut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: bra vs brut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bra is anoun and brutanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bra is recorded at frequency rank #8,898, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɹɑː/. 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 56998, this pair ranks #122,285 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bra vs brut
Shared letters: br. Private to "bra": a. Private to "brut": tu.
"bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "brut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- brut ← bbrut · brrut · brtu · brutt · rbut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bra" for "brut" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "bra" or "brut" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "bra" and "brut". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bra" 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 #122,285 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bra" 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 #122,285 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.