# bravery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪ.və.ɹi/ · frequency rank #13,107

## Definitions
1. Being brave, courageousness.
2. A brave act.
3. Splendor, magnificence.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French braverie, from braver (“to brave”), or Italian braveria, from bravare (“to brave”). By surface analysis, brave + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravery-vs-braves)
- **brewery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravery-vs-brewery)
- **bribery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravery-vs-bribery)
- **bravest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravery-vs-bravest)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brave-vs-bravery)
- **bakery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bakery-vs-bravery)
- **beaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaver-vs-bravery)
- **braver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braver-vs-bravery)
- **braved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braved-vs-bravery)
- **bravely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravely-vs-bravery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`barvery`, `bbravery`, `braevry`, `braverry`, `braveryy`, `braveyr`, `bravrey`, `bravvery`, `brravery`, `brvaery`, `rbavery`

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