# breath vs breather

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### breath
*noun · IPA /bɹɛθ/ · frequency rank #2,880*
The act or process of breathing.

### breather
*noun · IPA /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,136*
Something or someone that breathes.

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