broadcasting

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The verdict

“broadcasting” is uncommon German (frequency #69,072 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,072
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs broadcast

Key facts for broadcasting
PropertyValue
Headwordbroadcasting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “broadcasting” sits in German 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). broadcasting 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

broadcasting is uncommon German at frequency #69,072 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs broadcast".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for broadcasting, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is broadcasting, spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs 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 "broadcasting"?
"broadcasting" is spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "broadcasting" mean?
As a verb, "broadcasting" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs broadcast
How do you pronounce "broadcasting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broadcasting" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broadcasting" come from?
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Using “broadcasting”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list