break of day
The verdict
“break of day” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de dawn (aube, période du jour précédant le lever du soleil).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | break of day |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “break of day” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
break of day is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de dawn (aube, période du jour précédant le lever du soleil).".
No misspelling variants are generated for break of day in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is break of day, spelled B-R-E-A-K- -O-F- -D-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de dawn (aube, période du jour précédant le lever du soleil).
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 “break of day”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-R-E-A-K- -O-F- -D-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.