Is break enchantment a dispel?

[DocShock]

Break Enchantment uses rules identical to dispel magic to make caster level checks (1d20 + caster level, DC 11 + Effect's caster level) to remove enchantments, curses, etc. But it doesn't say to make a dispel check like Dispel Magic does. Does this count as a dispel? Does it benefit from feats like Dispel Focus? If I use it to remove a polymorph spell from an opponent does my Destructive Dispel take effect (in this case does it count as a targeted dispel)?

[Claxon]

No, it's not a dispel despite being performed similarly.

For the most part dispel magic is a better spell. Break enchantment is really only necessary in the case of spells with a duration of instantaneous or in the case of cursed items.

It's good to have a scroll of, but rarely worth preparing.

[Pizza Lord]

I believe Claxon is right. Break enchantment does not use the terms 'dispel' nor does it seem like it's intended or written to work with those feats you mentioned.

Also, it uses the term 'frees' instead of 'ends' for how it removes the effect. So it doesn't seem to end the spell as though its duration expired like dispel magic does. So technically if you were to break a spell, such as fly, on a target, they will fall immediately and not have the feather fall effect occur as normal for the spell ending. So it could have a few more uses, depending on what spells you are using it on and whether they would have end effects.