Breslau

\bʁɛs.law\

/\bʁɛs.law\/ name

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The verdict

“Breslau” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,193
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom allemand de Vratislavie (Wrocław).

Corpus desk

Index FR-breslau · Breslau · French

Breslau · rank #47,193 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,193
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bouleaux

Nearest frequency peer: bouleaux (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Breslau »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Breslau » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Breslau
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreslau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bʁɛs.law\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,193
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Breslau »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Breslause place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bouleaux » (#47,192), « Brussel » (#47,194), « boson » (#47,191). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Breslau » est au #47,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Breslau (IPA \bʁɛs.law\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,193 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom allemand de Vratislavie (Wrocław).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Breslau, with forms such as "bbreslau", "berslau", and "brelsau". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Breslau, spelled B-R-E-S-L-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom allemand de Vratislavie (Wrocław).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Breslau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À Breslau, Mommsen, qui venait tout juste de se marier, compléta sa Römische Geschichte et commença à organiser le Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum.
  2. Ainsi Simon, qui avait établi sa réputation avec les miniréfrigérateurs d’hélium portables à Berlin puis Breslau et Oxford, se consacra à la construction d’une usine qui devait occuper une vingtaine d’hectares et consommer 60 000 kilowatts.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbreslau
  • berslau
  • brelsau
  • bresalu
  • bresllau
  • breslua
  • bresslau
  • brreslau
  • brselau
  • rbeslau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Breslau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbreslau1berslau2brelsau2bresalu2bresllau1breslua2bresslau1brreslau1
Edit distance from "Breslau"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Breslau"?
"Breslau" is spelled B-R-E-S-L-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɛs.law\.
What does "Breslau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Breslau" means: Nom allemand de Vratislavie (Wrocław).
What are common misspellings of "Breslau"?
Common misspellings include "bbreslau", "berslau", "brelsau", "bresalu", "bresllau". The correct spelling is "Breslau".
How do you pronounce "Breslau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breslau" is \bʁɛs.law\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breslau" come from?
"Breslau" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Breslau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brussel#47,194bunkers#47,196billion#47,189Beveren#47,188

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bouleaux10 variantscalepin10 variantscaritas10 variantsbaccarat10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list