# Brent vs bring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Brent
*name · IPA /bɹɛnt/ · frequency rank #11,348*
A habitational surname from Old English.

### bring
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #537*
To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

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