Which to use
“breadth” and “breaths” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,579
- “breadth” frequency rank
- #19,772
- “breaths” frequency rank
- 35351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breadth | breaths |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width. | plural of breath |
Where the eye mixes breadth and breaths
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: breadth vs breaths
A purely visual mix-up. breadth (/bɹɛdθ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breadth is recorded at frequency rank #15,579, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɹɛdθ/. 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 35351, this pair ranks #312,729 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of breadth vs breaths
Shared letters: abehrt. Private to "breadth": d. Private to "breaths": s.
"breadth" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "breaths" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breadth" and "breaths" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "breadth" or "breaths"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "breadth" 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 #312,729 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breadth" and "breaths" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brats vs breaths". 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 #312,729 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.