# breadwinner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/ · frequency rank #43,544

## Definitions
1. The primary income-earner in a household.

## Etymology
From bread + winner, where to win = to earn. Compare West Frisian breawinning (“livelihood”, literally “bread-winning”), Dutch broodwinning (“livelihood”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbreadwinner`, `beradwinner`, `braedwinner`, `breaddwinner`, `breadiwnner`, `breadwinenr`, `breadwiner`, `breadwinnerr`, `breadwinnre`, `breadwniner`, `breadwwinner`, `breawdinner`, `bredawinner`, `brreadwinner`, `rbeadwinner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/breadwinner