breves

/[ˈbɾeβ̞es]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,414

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

breves is anSpanishadj. It means: Forma del plural de breve. Pronounced [ˈbɾeβ̞es]. It ranks #9,414 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bueyes and breve.

Key facts for breves
PropertyValue
Headwordbreves
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbɾeβ̞es]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,414
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of breves in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for breves is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɾeβ̞es]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,414 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de breve.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for breves, with forms such as "bbreves", "berves", and "brebes". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "bueyes", "breve", "bebés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is breves, spelled B-R-E-V-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de breve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbreves,berves,brebes,breevs,brevess,brevse,brevves,brreves,brvees,rbeves,vreves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for breves

Misspelling Variants of "breves"

bbreves7berves6brebes6breevs6brevess7brevse6brevves7brreves7
Misspelling Variants of "breves"

Frequency rank: #9,414 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breves"?
"breves" is spelled B-R-E-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɾeβ̞es].
What does "breves" mean?
As an adj, "breves" means: Forma del plural de breve.
What words are commonly confused with "breves"?
"breves" is commonly confused with "bueyes", "breve", "bebés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "breves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breves" is [ˈbɾeβ̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breves" come from?
"breves" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.