# brewed vs brewer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brewed
*verb · IPA /bɹuːd/ · frequency rank #23,764*
simple past and past participle of brew

### brewer
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #14,077*
Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

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