# broadcast

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ · frequency rank #3,673

## Definitions
1. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
2. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
3. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.?
Proto-Germanic *braidaz
Proto-West Germanic *braid
Old English brād
Middle English brod
English broad
Proto-Germanic *kas-
Proto-Germanic *kastōną
Old Norse kastabor.
Middle English casten
English cast
English broadcast
From broad + cast. First attested in the mid 18th century, in the agricultural use of spreading seeds.

## Easily confused with
- **broadest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadcast-vs-broadest)
- **broadcaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadcast-vs-broadcaster)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbroadcast`, `boradcast`, `braodcast`, `broacdast`, `broadacst`, `broadcasst`, `broadcastt`, `broadcats`, `broadccast`, `broadcsat`, `broaddcast`, `brodacast`, `brroadcast`, `rboadcast`

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