breakfast

[ˈbrɛkfəst]

/[ˈbrɛkfəst]/ noun

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The verdict

“breakfast” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,480
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die erste Mahlzeit des Tages

Corpus desk

Index DE-breakfast · breakfast · German

breakfast · rank #31,480 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,480
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brass

Nearest frequency peer: brass (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „breakfast“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „breakfast“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for breakfast
PropertyValue
Headwordbreakfast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbrɛkfəst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,480
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „breakfast“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).breakfastliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „brass“ (#31,479), „Briefes“ (#31,481), „branding“ (#31,478). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „breakfast“ bei #31,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around breakfast (IPA [ˈbrɛkfəst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,480 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die erste Mahlzeit des Tages".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for breakfast, with forms such as "bbreakfast", "berakfast", and "braekfast". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is breakfast, spelled B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die erste Mahlzeit des Tages

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how breakfast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "You know the other morning, when you and Jack and I bathed before breakfast, you got stung on your arm by a jellyfish, and the water then was unruffled."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreakfast
  • berakfast
  • braekfast
  • breafkast
  • breakafst
  • breakfasst
  • breakfastt
  • breakfats
  • breakffast
  • breakfsat
  • breakkfast
  • brekafast
  • brreakfast
  • rbeakfast

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breakfast - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbreakfast1berakfast2braekfast2breafkast2breakafst2breakfasst1breakfastt1breakfats2
Edit distance from "breakfast"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breakfast"?
"breakfast" is spelled B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbrɛkfəst].
What does "breakfast" mean?
As a noun, "breakfast" means: die erste Mahlzeit des Tages
What are common misspellings of "breakfast"?
Common misspellings include "bbreakfast", "berakfast", "braekfast", "breafkast", "breakafst". The correct spelling is "breakfast".
How do you pronounce "breakfast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breakfast" is [ˈbrɛkfəst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breakfast" come from?
"breakfast" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "breakfast", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blasmusik#31,474charmante#31,492Bettdecke#31,467cristiano#31,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

beschieden14 variantsbeharrlich14 variantsbeflügelt14 variantsauszulegen14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list