# Breton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɛtən/ · frequency rank #26,703

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.
2. The Celtic language of Brittany.

## Etymology
From French Breton. Doublet of Briton and Brython.

## Easily confused with
- **brett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-brett)
- **button** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-button)
- **Burton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-burton)
- **Bryson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-bryson)
- **Buxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-buxton)
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-briton)
- **Britons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-britons)
- **Brixton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-brixton)
- **Bretton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-bretton)
- **Beto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beto-vs-breton)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bren-vs-breton)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baton-vs-breton)
- **Boston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boston-vs-breton)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolton-vs-breton)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barton-vs-breton)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benton-vs-breton)
- **Bremen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bremen-vs-breton)
- **Brecon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-breton)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaton-vs-breton)
- **Braxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braxton-vs-breton)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbreton`, `berton`, `breotn`, `bretno`, `bretonn`, `brreton`, `brteon`, `rbeton`

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