# brow vs bruv

> 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.

### bruv
*noun · IPA /bɹʌv/ · frequency rank #37,837*
Brother, mate, friend.

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