Which to use
“bra” and “bray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,814
- “bra” frequency rank
- #27,349
- “bray” frequency rank
- 71163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bra | bray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soutien-gorge. | Braiment d’un âne. |
Where the eye mixes bra and bray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bra and bray
A purely visual mix-up. bra (\ˈbɹɑ\) and bray (\breɪ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bra” sits inside “bray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bra is recorded at frequency rank #43,814, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈbɹɑ\. bray is at rank #27,349, tagged as anoun, pronounced \breɪ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71163, this pair ranks #48,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bra vs bray
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bra": -. Private to "bray": y.
"bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "bray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bray ← bbray · brayy · brray · brya · rbay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bra" and "bray" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bra" vs "bray" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bra" and "bray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bra vs bury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.