# broken vs brown

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### broken
*adjective · IPA \ˈbɹoʊ.kən\ · frequency rank #30,499*
Cassé, brisé, rompu, foutu.

### brown
*adjective · IPA \bɹaʊn\ · frequency rank #5,108*
Brun, marron.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/broken-vs-brown