# brakes vs braved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### braved
*verb · IPA /bɹeɪvd/ · frequency rank #45,242*
simple past and past participle of brave

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