# bren vs broken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bren
*verb · IPA /bɹɛn/ · frequency rank #45,823*
To burn (to set ablaze).

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

## Source
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