# brow vs bru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brow
*noun · IPA /bɹaʊ/ · frequency rank #13,874*
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.

### bru
*noun · frequency rank #39,718*
bro; bra; term of address for a man

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brow-vs-bru