# bren

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɹɛn/ · frequency rank #45,823

## Definitions
1. To burn (to set ablaze).

## Etymology
From Middle English brennen, from Old English bærnan, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

## Easily confused with
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bro)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bye)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bun)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bri)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bru)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-burn)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bros)
- **brew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brew)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brit)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brow)
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bruh)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brig)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brie)
- **brim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brim)
- **Brom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brom)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bryn)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bruv)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brin)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-brut)
- **BRIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-bric)

## Common misspellings (5)
`bbren`, `brenn`, `brne`, `brren`, `rben`

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