Which to use
“bra” and “break” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,814
- “bra” frequency rank
- #7,793
- “break” frequency rank
- 51607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bra | break |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soutien-gorge. | Automobile dont le coffre est agrandi en hauteur et peut généralement communiquer avec l'habitacle en baissant le dossier de la banquette arrière amovible pour augmenter le volume utile. |
Where the eye mixes bra and break
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bra vs break
A purely visual mix-up. bra (\ˈbɹɑ\) and break (\bʁɛk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bra is recorded at frequency rank #43,814, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈbɹɑ\. break is at rank #7,793, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɛk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51607, this pair ranks #153,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bra vs break
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bra": -. Private to "break": ek.
"bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "break" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- break ← bbreak · berak · braek · breakk · breka · brreak · rbeak
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bra" and "break" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bra" vs "break" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bra" and "break" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "break" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bra" and "break" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bra vs bury". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #153,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.