# breaker vs breakers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### breaker
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪkə/ · frequency rank #12,925*
Something that breaks (something else).

### breakers
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪ̯kəs/ · frequency rank #16,654*
plural of breaker

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