broadhead
"broadhead" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“broadhead” is uncommon English (frequency #94,629 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,629
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
Corpus desk
Index EN-broadhead · broadhead · English
broadhead · rank #94,629 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,629
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bronchi
Nearest frequency peer: bronchi (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “broadhead”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- brassiere
brassiere
5,378 corpus weight
- Brearley
Brearley
5,377 corpus weight
- Brennen
Brennen
5,375 corpus weight
- broadhead
broadhead
5,372 corpus weight
- bronchi
bronchi
5,371 corpus weight
- brutalize
brutalize
5,369 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “broadhead” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broadhead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “broadhead” in English
Rare enough to double-check
broadhead is uncommon English at frequency #94,629 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for broadhead, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From broad + head. The correct English form is broadhead, spelled B-R-O-A-D-H-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
Etymology
From broad + head.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).