# groundbreaking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,826

## Definitions
1. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

## Etymology
From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.

## Common misspellings (22)
`ggroundbreaking`, `gorundbreaking`, `gronudbreaking`, `groudnbreaking`, `grounbdreaking`, `groundbbreaking`, `groundberaking`, `groundbraeking`, `groundbreaikng`, `groundbreakign`, `groundbreakingg`, `groundbreakinng`, `groundbreakking`, `groundbreaknig`, `groundbrekaing`, `groundbrreaking`, `grounddbreaking`, `groundrbeaking`, `grounndbreaking`, `grroundbreaking`, `gruondbreaking`, `rgoundbreaking`

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