# breathed vs breathes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### breathed
*verb · IPA /bɹiːðd/ · frequency rank #21,736*
simple past and past participle of breathe

### breathes
*verb · IPA /bɹiːðz/ · frequency rank #19,540*
third-person singular simple present indicative of breathe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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