# bring vs brink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bring
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #537*
To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bring-vs-brink