# brew vs BRIC

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brew
*verb · IPA /bɹuː/ · frequency rank #12,194*
To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.

### BRIC
*name · frequency rank #49,230*
Initialism of Brazil, Russia, India and China: a group of countries with similarly fast-growing economies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brew-vs-bric