broadbill
noun
broadbill is spelled B-R-O-A-D-B-I-L-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, broadbill means “Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of broadbill is broadbills.
How many letters and syllables are in broadbill?
| Letters | 9: B-R-O-A-D-B-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is broadbill?
Broadbill appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with broadbill?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as broadbill.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: billboard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of broadbill
- broadbills plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broadbill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler.
- 2
Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's broadbills) or Calyptomenidae (African and green broadbills).
- 3
A swordfish, Xiphias gladius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does broadbill come from?
From broad + bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).