# brakes vs broken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### broken
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #1,387*
past participle of break

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brakes-vs-broken