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“Brae” or “Bray”

brae / bray are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

brae b·r·EY

  • nouna slope or hillside.

bray b·r·EY

  • nounthe cry of an ass.
  • verblaugh loudly and harshly.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“brae”

  • …local shop situated on Kirk Brae (commonly known as 'Archie's') has…
  • The name Dunach Brae for the strip of woodlands…
  • …the Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Scotland after that stone…

“bray”

  • Chew, K. N.C. Bray, R. E. Britter, "Spatially Resolved…
  • …and visiting instructors, including Gerald Bray, Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology;…
  • K. N. C. Bray, M. Champion and P.A.
  • …August 1808 by Archbishop Thomas Bray of Cashel.
  • Peter Bray as Oxblood Oxheart
  • It was first settled by Bray Wilkins, who came from Salem…
  • In 1958/59 he played Jacob Bray in a successful revival of…
  • …Johnson, T. Thomas Fortune, Paul Bray, Lester Walton, James H. Anderson,…
  • …village in the Pays de Bray, situated some southeast of Dieppe,…
  • …a colleague of John Cox Bray, from April 1884 to May…

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