Which to use
“breaking” is a verb and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,242
- “breaking” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 17566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breaking | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs break | von |
Letter map: breaking vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set breaking and of apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: breaking vs of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: breaking is averb and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breaking is recorded at frequency rank #17,242, classified as averb, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, pronounced […].
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 17566, this pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breaking vs of
Shared letters: none. Private to "breaking": abegiknr. Private to "of": fo.
"breaking" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- breaking ← bbreaking · beraking · braeking · breaikng · breakign · breakingg · breakinng · breakking
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "breaking" and "of" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "breaking" vs "of" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "breaking" and "of".
- Full dictionary entry for "breaking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breaking" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "breaking vs puzzles". 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 #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.