broadcasting
/ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/
"broadcasting" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“broadcasting” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,874 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,874
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sending in all directions.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broadcasting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #6,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “broadcasting” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for broadcasting is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,874 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sending in all directions.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for broadcasting, with forms such as "bbroadcasting", "boradcasting", and "braodcasting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is broadcasting, spelled B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Sending in all directions.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbroadcasting,boradcasting,braodcasting,broacdasting,broadacsting,broadcasitng,broadcassting,broadcastign,broadcastingg,broadcastinng,broadcastnig,broadcastting,broadcatsing,broadccasting,broadcsating,broaddcasting,brodacasting,brroadcasting,rboadcasting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broadcasting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "broadcasting"?
What does "broadcasting" mean?
What are common misspellings of "broadcasting"?
How do you pronounce "broadcasting"?
What language does "broadcasting" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “broadcasting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English 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 /ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.