break

Name: break, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bɾeˈak]

/[bɾeˈak]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“break” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,281. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,281
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,459
“B” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intermisión o breve suspensión de una actividad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-break · break · Spanish

break · rank #16,281 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

FREQ-MID #16,281
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 2,459
PHOTO-FINISH BOE

Nearest frequency peer: BOE (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

beneficioso

83,723
Birmania

83,722
BOE

83,721
break

83,720
Cabañas

83,718
calcetines

83,717

What this shows “break” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

break vs breve

60% similar

break vs brick

60% similar

break vs brook

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for break
Property	Value
Headword	break
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[bɾeˈak]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#16,281
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	14
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “break”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.breakcae aquí:

#16,281

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “BOE” (#16,280), “Birmania” (#16,279), “Cabañas” (#16,283). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “break” va en #16,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around break (IPA [bɾeˈak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,281 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for break, with forms such as "bbreak", "berak", and "braek". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "breve", "brick", "brook", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is break, spelled B-R-E-A-K.

Definition

1
Intermisión o breve suspensión de una actividad.
2
Interludio instrumental o de percusión durante una canción relacionado con un tiempo de descanso respecto a las partes principales de la canción, a veces es traducido como corte o respiro.
3
Breakdown.
4
Carruaje grande de cuatro ruedas, de cuerpo recto, con asiento de chofer al frente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how break appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

la vieja armazón del break temblaba entera, el cielo se extendía gris y el silencio era tan absoluto que daban deseos de removerlo como a un agua demasiado espesa.

Synonyms

pausa

This word in other languages

break(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbreak
berak
braek
breakk
breka
brreak
rbeak
vreak

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of break - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "break"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "break"?

"break" is spelled B-R-E-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [bɾeˈak].

What does "break" mean?

As a noun, "break" means: Intermisión o breve suspensión de una actividad.

What words are commonly confused with "break"?

"break" is commonly confused with "breve", "brick", "brook". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "break"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "break" is [bɾeˈak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "break" come from?

"break" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "break", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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