Breda

/ˈbɹidə/

//ˈbɹidə// name

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"breda" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Breda” is uncommon English (frequency #62,015 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,015
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.

Key facts for Breda
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreda
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbɹidə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Breda” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Breda is uncommon English at frequency #62,015 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈbɹidə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Breda, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Breda, spelled B-R-E-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. 2
    A village and municipality in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain.
  3. 3
    A minor city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.

This word in other languages

Bréda(Français)

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 "Breda"?
"Breda" is spelled B-R-E-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹidə/.
What does "Breda" mean?
As a proper noun, "Breda" means: A city and municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands.
How do you pronounce "Breda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breda" is /ˈbɹidə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breda" come from?
"Breda" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Breda”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-R-E-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɹidə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list