breed

/briːd/

//briːd// noun

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The verdict

“breed” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,349 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,349
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - todos os animais ou plantas da mesma espécie ou subespécie

Key facts for breed
PropertyValue
Headwordbreed
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/briːd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “breed” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). breed lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

breed is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,349 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /briːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for breed in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is breed, spelled B-R-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    todos os animais ou plantas da mesma espécie ou subespécie
  2. 2
    raça ou linhagem

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "breed"?
"breed" is spelled B-R-E-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /briːd/.
What does "breed" mean?
As a noun, "breed" means: todos os animais ou plantas da mesma espécie ou subespécie
How do you pronounce "breed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "breed" is /briːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "breed" come from?
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Using “breed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-R-E-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /briːd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list