# breaks

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɹeɪks/ · frequency rank #3,213

## Definitions
1. plural of break

## Etymology
Break + -s, pluralisation suffix.

## Easily confused with
- **brews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-brews)
- **bream** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-bream)
- **breath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breath)
- **breast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breast)
- **brooks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-brooks)
- **bricks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-bricks)
- **breeds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breeds)
- **breasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breasts)
- **breakup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breakup)
- **breaths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breaks-vs-breaths)
- **beak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beak-vs-breaks)
- **Brea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-breaks)
- **break** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/break-vs-breaks)
- **bread** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bread-vs-breaks)
- **bears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bears-vs-breaks)
- **beats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beats-vs-breaks)
- **beans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beans-vs-breaks)
- **brass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brass-vs-breaks)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brake-vs-breaks)
- **beams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beams-vs-breaks)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbreaks`, `beraks`, `braeks`, `breakks`, `breakss`, `breask`, `brekas`, `brreaks`, `rbeaks`

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