Which to use
“bran” and “break” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,613
- “bran” frequency rank
- #10,481
- “break” frequency rank
- 40094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bran | break |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | farelo. | chance |
Letter map: bran vs break
Shared letters muted; letters that set bran and break apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - bran / break
bran and break are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bran is recorded at frequency rank #29,613, classified as anoun, pronounced /bræn/. break is at rank #10,481, tagged as anoun.
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 40094, this pair ranks #26,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bran vs break
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bran": n. Private to "break": ek.
"bran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "break" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bran" for "break" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bran" vs "break" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bran" and "break".
- Full dictionary entry for "bran" 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 #26,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bran" and "break" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brains vs bran". 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 #26,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.