Which to use
“breaks” and “breasts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,213
- “breaks” frequency rank
- #7,774
- “breasts” frequency rank
- 10987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breaks | breasts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of break | plural of breast |
Where the eye mixes breaks and breasts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: breaks vs breasts
A purely visual mix-up. breaks (/bɹeɪks/) and breasts (/bɹɛsts/) 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 10987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breaks is recorded at frequency rank #3,213, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɹeɪks/. breasts is at rank #7,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɹɛsts/.
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 10987, this pair ranks #489,466 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breaks vs breasts
Shared letters: abers. Private to "breaks": k. Private to "breasts": t.
"breaks" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "breasts" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "breaks" and "breasts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "breaks" vs "breasts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "breaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "breasts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #489,466 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breaks" and "breasts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bests vs breasts". 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 #489,466 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.