# icebreaker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/ · frequency rank #36,183

## Definitions
1. A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
2. A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well.
3. A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

## Etymology
From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ciebreaker`, `icbereaker`, `iccebreaker`, `icebbreaker`, `iceberaker`, `icebraeker`, `icebreaekr`, `icebreakerr`, `icebreakker`, `icebreakre`, `icebrekaer`, `icebrreaker`, `icerbeaker`, `iecbreaker`

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