breakfront
break·front/ˈbɹeɪkfɹʌnt/noun
breakfront is spelled B-R-E-A-K-F-R-O-N-T: 10 letters and 2 syllables (break·front). It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, breakfront means “Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of breakfront is breakfronts.
How many letters and syllables are in breakfront?
| Letters | 10: B-R-E-A-K-F-R-O-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: break·front |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 breakfront?
Breakfront appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 breakfront?
- /ˈbɹeɪkfɹʌnt/
Breakfront has 2 syllables, split break·front in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of breakfront
- breakfronts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does breakfront mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does breakfront come from?
From break + front.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).