# breach vs broach

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### breach
*noun · IPA /bɹiːtʃ/ · frequency rank #5,764*
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.

### broach
*noun · IPA /bɹəʊtʃ/ · frequency rank #45,824*
A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breach-vs-broach