# breaststroke

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk/ · frequency rank #43,065

## Definitions
1. A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's

## Etymology
From breast + stroke.

## Common misspellings (19)
`bbreaststroke`, `beraststroke`, `braeststroke`, `breasststroke`, `breassttroke`, `breastsrtoke`, `breastsstroke`, `breaststorke`, `breaststrkoe`, `breaststroek`, `breaststrokke`, `breaststrroke`, `breaststtroke`, `breasttsroke`, `breasttstroke`, `breatsstroke`, `bresatstroke`, `brreaststroke`, `rbeaststroke`

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