breadfruit

/ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/

//ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt// noun

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"breadfruit" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“breadfruit” is uncommon English (frequency #69,698 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,698
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Key facts for breadfruit
PropertyValue
Headwordbreadfruit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breadfruit” 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). breadfruit lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

breadfruit is uncommon English at frequency #69,698 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for breadfruit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)). The correct English form is breadfruit, spelled B-R-E-A-D-F-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
  2. 2
    The large round fruit of this tree.

Etymology

Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)).

Synonyms

breadfruit tree

This word in other languages

pana(Español)arbre à pain(Français)Brotfruchtbaum(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 "breadfruit"?
"breadfruit" is spelled B-R-E-A-D-F-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/.
What does "breadfruit" mean?
As a noun, "breadfruit" means: An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
How do you pronounce "breadfruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breadfruit" is /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/. 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 "breadfruit"?
Calque of translingual Artocarpus; by surface analysis, bread (calque of ἄρτος (ártos)) + fruit (calque of κᾰρπός (kărpós)). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “breadfruit”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-E-A-D-F-R-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list