breadth
\ˈbɹɛdθ\
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 May 6, 2026) - Largeur, mesure de largeur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | breadth |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈbɹɛdθ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “breadth” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Largeur, mesure de largeur.
- 2Étendue, portée, particulièrement en parlant des connaissances ou des compétences.
- 3Algorithme de parcours en largeur (informatique) Breadth-First Search (BFS) ou breadth tout court.
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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.
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Using “breadth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-E-A-D-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈbɹɛdθ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.