# broke vs brows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### broke
*verb · IPA /bɹəʊk/ · frequency rank #1,477*
simple past of break

### brows
*noun · IPA /bɹaʊz/ · frequency rank #18,508*
plural of brow

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