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brecha

Spanish, noun/ˈbɾet͡ʃa/

brecha is spelled B-R-E-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,670th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brecha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “breach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Roca sedimentaria compuesta de fragmentos angulosos”.

What does brecha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebreach

    brecha de seguridad

  2. 2

    femininegap, divide, gulf, chasm

  3. 3

    femininerift, wedge

  4. 4

    femininebreak, breakthrough (change in circumstance or situation)

  5. 5

    femininegash (wound from a cut)

  6. 6

    feminineimpression

    abrir brecha

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Roca sedimentaria compuesta de fragmentos angulosos. 2. Rotura irregular. 3. Herida. 4. Separación o espacio abierto en un frente de batalla.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of brecha

  • brechas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce brecha?

  • /ˈbɾet͡ʃa/
  • [ˈbɾe.t͡ʃa]
  • [ˈbɾet͡ʃa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to brecha

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is brecha in Spanish?

brecha appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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