Which to use
“breaches” and “breaths” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,257
- “breaches” frequency rank
- #19,772
- “breaths” frequency rank
- 38029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breaches | breaths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of breach | plural of breath |
Where the eye mixes breaches and breaths
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. breaches runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against breaths's 7 (CCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between breaches and breaths
A purely visual mix-up. breaches (/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃɪz/) and breaths (/bɹɛθs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breaches is recorded at frequency rank #18,257, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃɪz/. breaths is at rank #19,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɹɛθs/.
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 38029, this pair ranks #289,436 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breaches vs breaths
Shared letters: abehrs. Private to "breaches": c. Private to "breaths": t.
"breaches" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "breaths" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breaches" and "breaths" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "breaches" or "breaths" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "breaches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breaths" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,436 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breaches" and "breaths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bleacher vs breaches". 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 #289,436 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.