# Brough vs brought

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Brough
*name · IPA /ˈbɹʌf/ · frequency rank #42,038*
A placename:

### brought
*verb · IPA /bɹɔt/ · frequency rank #706*
simple past and past participle of bring

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