breastfeeding

Name: breastfeeding, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/

//ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“breastfeeding” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,903
frequency rank, English: 4,121
“B” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.

Corpus desk

Index EN-breastfeeding · breastfeeding · English

breastfeeding · rank #14,903 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,903
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 4,121
PHOTO-FINISH bows

Nearest frequency peer: bows (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

bong

85,101
bounded

85,100
bows

85,099
breastfeedi…

85,098
bribe

85,097
bridal

85,096

What this shows “breastfeeding” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for breastfeeding
Property	Value
Headword	breastfeeding
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#14,903
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “breastfeeding”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).breastfeedinglands here:

#14,903

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bows” (#14,902), “bribe” (#14,904), “bounded” (#14,901). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “breastfeeding” is #14,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around breastfeeding (IPA /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,903 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for breastfeeding, with forms such as "bbreastfeeding", "berastfeeding", and "braestfeeding". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From breast + feeding. The correct English form is breastfeeding, spelled B-R-E-A-S-T-F-E-E-D-I-N-G.

Definition

1
The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
2
An instance (session) of such feeding activity.

Etymology

From breast + feeding.

This word in other languages

lactancia(Español)allaitement(Français)Stillen(Deutsch)aleitamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbreastfeeding
berastfeeding
braestfeeding
breasfteeding
breasstfeeding
breastefeding
breastfedeing
breastfeding
breastfeedding
breastfeedign
breastfeedingg
breastfeedinng
breastfeednig
breastfeeidng
breastffeeding
breasttfeeding
breatsfeeding
bresatfeeding
brreastfeeding
rbeastfeeding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breastfeeding - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "breastfeeding"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breastfeeding"?

"breastfeeding" is spelled B-R-E-A-S-T-F-E-E-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/.

What does "breastfeeding" mean?

As a noun, "breastfeeding" means: The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.

What are common misspellings of "breastfeeding"?

Common misspellings include "bbreastfeeding", "berastfeeding", "braestfeeding", "breasfteeding", "breasstfeeding". The correct spelling is "breastfeeding".

How do you pronounce "breastfeeding"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breastfeeding" is /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "breastfeeding"?

From breast + feeding. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "breastfeeding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

comparatively20 variants disadvantaged20 variants semiconductor20 variants insignificant20 variants