# Bremen vs broken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bremen
*name · IPA /ˈbɹeɪmən/ · frequency rank #29,197*
The capital city of the state of Bremen, in northwest Germany, on the Weser river.

### broken
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/ · frequency rank #1,387*
past participle of break

## Source
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