tiebreak
noun, verb
tiebreak is spelled T-I-E-B-R-E-A-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tiebreak means “A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tiebreak is tiebreaks.
How many letters and syllables are in tiebreak?
| Letters | 8: T-I-E-B-R-E-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tiebreak?
Tiebreak appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with tiebreak
Also written: tie-break (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tiebreak
- tiebreaks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tiebreaking participle, present
- tiebroke past
- tiebroken participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiebreak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.
verb
- 1
To break a tie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tiebreak come from?
From tie + break.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).