# brotherly vs brothers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brotherly
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/ · frequency rank #31,886*
Of or characteristic of brothers.

### brothers
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #2,065*
plural of brother

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