broadcasting
/ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
broadcasting is spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, broadcasting means “Sending in all directions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in broadcasting?
| Letters | 12: B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 6,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is broadcasting?
Broadcasting appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 6,884th 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).
How do you pronounce broadcasting?
- US /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/
- /ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/
Broadcasting has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-broadcasting.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-broadcasting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of broadcasting
- broadcastings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broadcasting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sending in all directions.
noun
- 1
The business or profession of radio and television.
Broadcasting can be a lucrative field, but very few people end up on the air.
- 2
The act by which something is broadcast.
frequent broadcastings of the same old material
- 3
The act of spreading seeds over a wide area.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of broadcast
This radio station is broadcasting at a frequency of 104 MHz.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate broadcasting?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of broadcasting: Broad..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Broadcasting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense business or profession of radio and television:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | radiodiffusion, émission, diffusion |
| German | Rundfunk, Sendung, Übertragung |
| Portuguese | transmissão |
| Spanish | retransmisión, emisión, radiodifusión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.