# bear vs break

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bear
*verb · IPA /bɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #24,034*
Soportar, aguantar.

### break
*noun · IPA [bɾeˈak] · frequency rank #16,281*
Intermisión o breve suspensión de una actividad.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/bear-vs-break