# bru

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,718

## Definitions
1. bro; bra; term of address for a man

## Etymology
From Afrikaans broer. Doublet of bhai, brother, frater, friar, pal, and vai.

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-by)
- **BS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bs)
- **Bt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bt)
- **BW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bw)
- **BX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bx)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-but)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-buy)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bus)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bye)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bug)
- **bud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bud)
- **BTW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-btw)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bum)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bun)
- **BTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-btc)
- **BTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bts)
- **BYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-byu)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bsa)
- **bub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bub)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bur)

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