# breaking

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,854

## Definitions
1. The act by which something is broken.
2. A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
3. A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.
4. Breakdancing.

## Easily confused with
- **brewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaking-vs-brewing)
- **breeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaking-vs-breeding)
- **breathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaking-vs-breathing)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-breaking)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-breaking)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearing-vs-breaking)
- **braking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braking-vs-breaking)
- **bracing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bracing-vs-breaking)
- **beaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaming-vs-breaking)
- **breaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaching-vs-breaking)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbreaking`, `beraking`, `braeking`, `breaikng`, `breakign`, `breakingg`, `breakinng`, `breakking`, `breaknig`, `brekaing`, `brreaking`, `rbeaking`

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