# breathe vs breather

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### breathe
*verb · IPA /bɹiːð/ · frequency rank #4,581*
To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

### 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/breathe-vs-breather