# bred vs brut

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### brut
*adjective · frequency rank #48,100*
very dry, and not sweet

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