# brides vs bruises

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brides
*noun · IPA /bɹaɪdz/ · frequency rank #17,776*
plural of bride

### bruises
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹuːzɪz/ · frequency rank #16,423*
plural of bruise

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