breadstick
/ˈbɹɛdˌstɪk/noun
breadstick is spelled B-R-E-A-D-S-T-I-C-K: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, breadstick means “A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of breadstick is breadsticks.
How many letters and syllables are in breadstick?
| Letters | 10: B-R-E-A-D-S-T-I-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is breadstick?
Breadstick appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce breadstick?
- /ˈbɹɛdˌstɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-breadstick.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of breadstick
- breadsticks plural
- bread-stick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does breadstick mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Breadstick in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slender loaf of crisp bread:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gressin, grissini |
| German | Grissini |
| Portuguese | gressino |
| Spanish | rosquilleta, grisín, palillo de pan, palito de pan, colín, pico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does breadstick come from?
From bread + stick.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).