# braced vs brakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### braced
*verb · IPA /bɹeɪst/ · frequency rank #27,755*
simple past and past participle of brace

### brakes
*noun · IPA /bɹeɪks/ · frequency rank #8,248*
plural of brake

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