# brat vs brava

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brat
*noun · IPA /bɹæt/ · frequency rank #15,971*
A human child.

### brava
*intj · IPA /ˈbɹɑ.və/ · frequency rank #46,347*
Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer

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