broadening

/ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/

//ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ// verb

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"broadening" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“broadening” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,706
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of broaden

Corpus desk

Index EN-broadening · broadening · English

broadening · rank #26,706 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,706
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH brim

Nearest frequency peer: brim (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “broadening”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “broadening” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for broadening
PropertyValue
Headwordbroadening
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,706
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “broadening”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).broadeninglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “brim” (#26,705), “caged” (#26,707), “brill” (#26,704). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “broadening” is #26,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around broadening (IPA /ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,706 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of broaden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for broadening, with forms such as "bbroadening", "boradening", and "braodening". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is broadening, spelled B-R-O-A-D-E-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of broaden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroadening
  • boradening
  • braodening
  • broaddening
  • broadeinng
  • broadenign
  • broadeningg
  • broadeninng
  • broadennig
  • broadenning
  • broadneing
  • broaedning
  • brodaening
  • brroadening
  • rboadening

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of broadening - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbroadening1boradening2braodening2broaddening1broadeinng2broadenign2broadeningg1broadeninng1
Edit distance from "broadening"

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 "broadening"?
"broadening" is spelled B-R-O-A-D-E-N-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/.
What does "broadening" mean?
As a verb, "broadening" means: present participle and gerund of broaden
What are common misspellings of "broadening"?
Common misspellings include "bbroadening", "boradening", "braodening", "broaddening", "broadeinng". The correct spelling is "broadening".
How do you pronounce "broadening"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "broadening" is /ˈbɹɔː.də.nɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "broadening" come from?
"broadening" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "broadening", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list