# BRICS vs brig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### BRICS
*name · frequency rank #49,231*
Acronym of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, an international economic organization comprising several fast-growing economies.

### brig
*noun · IPA /bɹɪɡ/ · frequency rank #19,032*
A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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