# Brecon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɛkən/ · frequency rank #44,658

## Definitions
1. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).

## Etymology
From Welsh Brychan, name of a legendary king of Brycheiniog.

## Easily confused with
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-bren)
- **Breton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-breton)
- **Bryson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-bryson)
- **Bremen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-bremen)
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-briton)
- **Bretton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-bretton)
- **bacon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bacon-vs-brecon)
- **beacon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beacon-vs-brecon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbrecon`, `bercon`, `brceon`, `breccon`, `brecno`, `breconn`, `breocn`, `brrecon`, `rbecon`

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