# bravo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɑvoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,002

## Definitions
1. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
2. A shout of "bravo!"
3. Alternative letter-case form of Bravo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bravo. Doublet of brave.

## Easily confused with
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-bro)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-bray)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-bruv)
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-bruno)
- **brawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-brawl)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bravo-vs-brawn)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bra-vs-bravo)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bao-vs-bravo)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brad-vs-bravo)
- **brag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brag-vs-bravo)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brat-vs-bravo)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bran-vs-bravo)
- **brah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brah-vs-bravo)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brain-vs-bravo)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brand-vs-bravo)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brave-vs-bravo)
- **brass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brass-vs-bravo)
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bravo)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brake-vs-bravo)
- **brace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brace-vs-bravo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`barvo`, `bbravo`, `braov`, `bravvo`, `brravo`, `brvao`, `rbavo`

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