# break vs bred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### break
*verb · IPA /bɹeɪk/ · frequency rank #670*
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

### bred
*verb · IPA /bɹɛd/ · frequency rank #9,711*
simple past and past participle of breed

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/break-vs-bred