# breathtaking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,926

## Definitions
1. stunningly beautiful; amazing
2. Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.

## Etymology
From breath + taking.

## Common misspellings (19)
`bbreathtaking`, `berathtaking`, `braethtaking`, `breahttaking`, `breathatking`, `breathhtaking`, `breathtaikng`, `breathtakign`, `breathtakingg`, `breathtakinng`, `breathtakking`, `breathtaknig`, `breathtkaing`, `breathttaking`, `breatthaking`, `breatthtaking`, `bretahtaking`, `brreathtaking`, `rbeathtaking`

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