# brawn vs brews

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brawn
*noun · IPA /bɹɔːn/ · frequency rank #38,767*
Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.

### brews
*noun · IPA /bɹuːz/ · frequency rank #29,198*
plural of brew

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