# broaden

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɹɑ.dn̩/ · frequency rank #19,543

## Definitions
1. To make broad or broader.
2. To become broad or broader.

## Etymology
From broad + -en (verbal suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **broken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broaden-vs-broken)
- **broader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broaden-vs-broader)
- **broadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broaden-vs-broadly)
- **brocade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broaden-vs-brocade)
- **broadest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broaden-vs-broadest)
- **broad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broad-vs-broaden)
- **Baden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baden-vs-broaden)
- **Boden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boden-vs-broaden)
- **brazen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brazen-vs-broaden)
- **Borden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/borden-vs-broaden)
- **Bowden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowden-vs-broaden)
- **Braden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-broaden)
- **Broadbent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broadbent-vs-broaden)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbroaden`, `boraden`, `braoden`, `broadden`, `broadenn`, `broadne`, `broaedn`, `brodaen`, `brroaden`, `rboaden`

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