breathed

/bɹiːðd/

//bɹiːðd// verb

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"breathed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“breathed” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,736
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of breathe

Corpus desk

Index EN-breathed · breathed · English

breathed · rank #21,736 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,736
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brodie

Nearest frequency peer: brodie (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “breathed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

breathed vs breaths
75% similar
breathed vs breathes
88% similar
breathed vs breather
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for breathed
PropertyValue
Headwordbreathed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɹiːðd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,736
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “breathed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).breathedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “brodie” (#21,737), “calamity” (#21,738), “boasted” (#21,733). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “breathed” is #21,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around breathed (IPA /bɹiːðd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,736 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of breathe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for breathed, with forms such as "bbreathed", "berathed", and "braethed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "breaths", "breathes", "breather", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From breathe + -ed. The correct English form is breathed, spelled B-R-E-A-T-H-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of breathe

Etymology

From breathe + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreathed
  • berathed
  • braethed
  • breahted
  • breatehd
  • breathde
  • breathedd
  • breathhed
  • breatthed
  • bretahed
  • brreathed
  • rbeathed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of breathed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbreathed1berathed2braethed2breahted2breatehd2breathde2breathedd1breathhed1
Edit distance from "breathed"

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 "breathed"?
"breathed" is spelled B-R-E-A-T-H-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /bɹiːðd/.
What does "breathed" mean?
As a verb, "breathed" means: simple past and past participle of breathe
What words are commonly confused with "breathed"?
"breathed" is commonly confused with "breaths", "breathes", "breather". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "breathed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breathed" is /bɹiːðd/. 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 "breathed"?
From breathe + -ed. 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 "breathed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calamity#21,738Bellevue#21,731beheaded#21,730auspices#21,727

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

competes12 variantscrunchy12 variantsdespised12 variantsdialogues12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list