# Broadbent

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɔːdbɛnt/ · frequency rank #45,825

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English brād (“broad”) + beonet (“bentgrass, rush, reed”).

## Easily confused with
- **broaden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadbent-vs-broaden)
- **broadest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadbent-vs-broadest)
- **broadband** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadband-vs-broadbent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbroadbent`, `boradbent`, `braodbent`, `broabdent`, `broadbbent`, `broadbennt`, `broadbentt`, `broadbetn`, `broadbnet`, `broaddbent`, `broadebnt`, `brodabent`, `brroadbent`, `rboadbent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/broadbent