# bred vs bros

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bred
*verb · IPA /bɹɛd/ · frequency rank #9,711*
simple past and past participle of breed

### bros
*noun · IPA /bɹoʊz/ · frequency rank #6,217*
plural of bro

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