# brains vs brine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brains
*noun · IPA /bɹeɪnz/ · frequency rank #6,337*
plural of brain

### brine
*noun · IPA /bɹaɪn/ · frequency rank #26,352*
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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