breadth

\ˈbɹɛdθ\

/\ˈbɹɛdθ\/ noun

The verdict

“breadth” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Largeur, mesure de largeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-breadth · breadth · French

breadth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for breadth
PropertyValue
Headwordbreadth
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbɹɛdθ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « breadth » en français

breadthsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

breadth is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbɹɛdθ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

breadth has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is breadth, spelled B-R-E-A-D-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Largeur, mesure de largeur.
  2. 2
    Étendue, portée, particulièrement en parlant des connaissances ou des compétences.
  3. 3
    Algorithme de parcours en largeur (informatique) Breadth-First Search (BFS) ou breadth tout court.

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Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breadth"?
"breadth" is spelled B-R-E-A-D-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbɹɛdθ\.
What does "breadth" mean?
As a noun, "breadth" means: Largeur, mesure de largeur.
How do you pronounce "breadth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breadth" is \ˈbɹɛdθ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breadth" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list