# braised vs bribed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### braised
*verb · IPA /bɹeɪzd/ · frequency rank #40,589*
simple past and past participle of braise

### bribed
*verb · IPA /bɹaɪbd/ · frequency rank #27,079*
simple past and past participle of bribe

## Source
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