# brutal vs brutes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### brutal
*adjective · IPA \bʁy.tal\ · frequency rank #10,463*
Qui tient de la brute, bestial.

### brutes
*adjective · IPA \bʁyt\ · frequency rank #13,524*
Féminin pluriel de brut.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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