# breathless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹɛθləs/ · frequency rank #22,596

## Definitions
1. Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
2. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
3. Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
4. Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
5. Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.

## Etymology
From breath + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **breathes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breathes-vs-breathless)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbreathless`, `berathless`, `braethless`, `breahtless`, `breathelss`, `breathhless`, `breathles`, `breathlless`, `breathlses`, `breatlhess`, `breatthless`, `bretahless`, `brreathless`, `rbeathless`

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