# bruh

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɹʌ/ · frequency rank #14,711

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of bro (“male comrade or friend”).

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰréh₂tēr
A shortening of brother from African-American Vernacular English.
bro + -h.

## Easily confused with
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-but)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-buy)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bus)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bug)
- **bud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bud)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bum)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bun)
- **BYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-byu)
- **bub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bub)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bur)
- **BTU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-btu)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bui)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bush)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bryn)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bruv)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-brut)
- **brush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-brush)
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-bruno)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-brute)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruh-vs-brunt)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbruh`, `brhu`, `brruh`, `bruhh`, `burh`, `rbuh`

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