# brat vs BRB

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### BRB
*phrase · frequency rank #28,851*
Initialism of be right back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brat-vs-brb