# Brest

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹɛst/ · frequency rank #40,592

## Definitions
1. A port city in Brittany, France.

## Etymology
From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

## Easily confused with
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-bros)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-bust)
- **brew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brew)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brit)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brut)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brush)
- **burst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-burst)
- **brett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brett)
- **brisk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brisk)
- **Britt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-britt)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brunt)
- **brews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brews)
- **Brexit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brest-vs-brexit)
- **bet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bet-vs-brest)
- **bes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bes-vs-brest)
- **best** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/best-vs-brest)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beat-vs-brest)
- **belt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belt-vs-brest)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bent-vs-brest)
- **bees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bees-vs-brest)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbrest`, `berst`, `bresst`, `brestt`, `brets`, `brrest`, `brset`, `rbest`

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