breadbasket

Name: breadbasket, English Word Data
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/ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/

//ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“breadbasket” is uncommon English (frequency #92,406 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,406
frequency rank, English: 31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

Key facts for breadbasket
Property	Value
Headword	breadbasket
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#92,406
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breadbasket” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). breadbasket lands here:

#92,406

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

breadbasket is uncommon English at frequency #92,406 among 31,241 “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
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
2
A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
3
The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.

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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Using “breadbasket”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is B-R-E-A-D-B-A-S-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.