# bruised vs bruiser

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bruised
*verb · IPA /bɹuːzd/ · frequency rank #17,310*
simple past and past participle of bruise

### bruiser
*noun · frequency rank #46,949*
In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.

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