# broth vs brown

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### broth
*noun · IPA /bɹɔθ/ · frequency rank #17,309*
Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

### brown
*noun · IPA /bɹaʊn/ · frequency rank #1,043*
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

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