# Brutus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹutəs/ · frequency rank #25,690

## Definitions
1. a Roman cognomen.
2. A male given name.

## Etymology
From Latin Brutus.

## Easily confused with
- **butts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutus-vs-butts)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brut-vs-brutus)
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brits-vs-brutus)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brute-vs-brutus)
- **bouts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bouts-vs-brutus)
- **brats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brats-vs-brutus)
- **brutal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutal-vs-brutus)
- **Bruges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brutus)
- **brutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutes-vs-brutus)
- **brutish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brutish-vs-brutus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbrutus`, `brrutus`, `brtuus`, `brutsu`, `bruttus`, `brutuss`, `bruuts`, `burtus`, `rbutus`

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