# bruv

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɹʌv/ · frequency rank #37,837

## Definitions
1. Brother, mate, friend.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰréh₂tēr
Clipping of bruvver.

## Easily confused with
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-but)
- **buy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-buy)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bus)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bug)
- **bud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bud)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bum)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bun)
- **BYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-byu)
- **bub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bub)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bur)
- **BTU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-btu)
- **Bui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bui)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruv-vs-bryn)
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/br-vs-bruv)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bro-vs-bruv)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bra-vs-bruv)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brb-vs-bruv)
- **bev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bev-vs-bruv)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bri-vs-bruv)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bru-vs-bruv)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbruv`, `brruv`, `bruvv`, `brvu`, `burv`, `rbuv`

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