# bride vs brink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bride
*noun · IPA /bɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #6,215*
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

### brink
*noun · IPA /bɹɪŋk/ · frequency rank #14,709*
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

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