broadcast

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The verdict

“broadcast” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,189
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Radio-/ Fernsehsendung ausstrahlen, übertragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-broadcast · broadcast · German

broadcast · rank #45,189 · 14 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,189
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brennstoffzel…

Nearest frequency peer: Brennstoffzelle (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „broadcast“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „broadcast“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

broadcast vs of
11% similar
broadcast vs ii
0% similar
broadcast vs TO
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for broadcast
PropertyValue
Headwordbroadcast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,189
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „broadcast“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).broadcastliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brennstoffzelle“ (#45,188), „bröckelt“ (#45,190), „Bodybuilder“ (#45,187). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „broadcast“ bei #45,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around broadcast (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,189 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Radio-/ Fernsehsendung ausstrahlen, übertragen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for broadcast, with forms such as "bbroadcast", "boradcast", and "braodcast". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is broadcast, spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Radio-/ Fernsehsendung ausstrahlen, übertragen

Synonyms

transmit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroadcast
  • boradcast
  • braodcast
  • broacdast
  • broadacst
  • broadcasst
  • broadcastt
  • broadcats
  • broadccast
  • broadcsat
  • broaddcast
  • brodacast
  • brroadcast
  • rboadcast

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broadcast - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbroadcast1boradcast2braodcast2broacdast2broadacst2broadcasst1broadcastt1broadcats2
Edit distance from "broadcast"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "broadcast"?
"broadcast" is spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "broadcast" mean?
As a verb, "broadcast" means: eine Radio-/ Fernsehsendung ausstrahlen, übertragen
What words are commonly confused with "broadcast"?
"broadcast" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "broadcast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broadcast" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broadcast" come from?
"broadcast" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bodenlose#45,186Bewirtung#45,177beschwere#45,173Bergwerke#45,168

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

auserkoren14 variantsankurbeln14 variantsFriedland14 variantsfristlose14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list