# bred vs brow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### brow
*noun · IPA /bɹaʊ/ · frequency rank #13,874*
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

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