# brava

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈbɹɑ.və/ · frequency rank #46,347

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of bravo spoken to a female performer

## Etymology
From Italian brava, feminine of bravo.

## Easily confused with
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-bray)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-bruv)
- **Brea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-brea)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-brave)
- **bravo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-bravo)
- **brawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-brawl)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-brawn)
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-braves)
- **braver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-braver)
- **braved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-braved)
- **bravado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brava-vs-bravado)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bra-vs-brava)
- **baa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baa-vs-brava)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brad-vs-brava)
- **baba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baba-vs-brava)
- **brag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brag-vs-brava)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brat-vs-brava)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bran-vs-brava)
- **Bama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-brava)
- **Baja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baja-vs-brava)

## Common misspellings (7)
`barva`, `bbrava`, `braav`, `bravva`, `brrava`, `brvaa`, `rbava`

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