Which to use
“bras” and “bro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #785
- “bras” frequency rank
- #20,067
- “bro” frequency rank
- 20852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bras | bro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie du membre supérieur des humains (et des bipèdes en général) qui s’étend depuis l’épaule (qui la relie au tronc) jusqu’au coude (qui la relie à l’avant-bras). | Homme membre d’un fraternité universitaire nord-américaine ou ayant adopté cette culture, favorisant les autres hommes membres de son groupe. |
Where the eye mixes bras and bro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bras and bro
A purely visual mix-up. bras (\bʁa\) and bro (\bʁɔ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bras is recorded at frequency rank #785, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁa\. bro is at rank #20,067, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɔ\.
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 20852, this pair ranks #366,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bras vs bro
Shared letters: br. Private to "bras": as. Private to "bro": o.
"bras" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "bro" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bras ← bbras · brras · brsa · rbas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bras" and "bro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bras" vs "bro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bras" and "bro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bro 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 #366,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.