breadbasket

/ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/

//ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt// noun

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"breadbasket" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“breadbasket” is uncommon English (frequency #92,406 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,406
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

Corpus desk

Index EN-breadbasket · breadbasket · English

breadbasket · rank #92,406 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,406
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brackley

Nearest frequency peer: Brackley (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “breadbasket”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “breadbasket” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for breadbasket
PropertyValue
Headwordbreadbasket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,406
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “breadbasket” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).breadbasketfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Brackley” (#92,404), “bricking” (#92,408), “Brideshead” (#92,409). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “breadbasket” is #92,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

breadbasket is uncommon English at frequency #92,406 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

breadbasket doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bread + basket. The correct English form is breadbasket, spelled B-R-E-A-D-B-A-S-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
  2. 2
    A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
  3. 3
    The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how breadbasket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In theſe eaſtern countries they eat upon the plain ground, and when it is dinner-time they ſpread a round piece of leather, and lay about it tapeſtry, and ſometimes cuſhions, whereupon they ſit croſs-leg'd before they begin to eat, […] At laſt they take up the leathern table with bread and all, which ſerveth them alſo inſtead of a table-cloth and bread-ba…
  2. One of the servants went to a bread-basket there, and finding the damask napkin eaten away, she was led to see if any mouse-holes were to be seen: for this purpose she removed the bread-basket, and behind it she saw a bundle of something that looked very like white cotton; she touched it, and out jumped the little dormouse.

Etymology

From bread + basket.

This word in other languages

panera(Español)Brotkorb(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breadbasket"?
"breadbasket" is spelled B-R-E-A-D-B-A-S-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/.
What does "breadbasket" mean?
As a noun, "breadbasket" means: A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
How do you pronounce "breadbasket"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breadbasket" is /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "breadbasket"?
From bread + basket. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "breadbasket", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list