broadleaf
"broadleaf" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“broadleaf” is uncommon English (frequency #75,682 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,682
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Corpus desk
Index EN-broadleaf · broadleaf · English
broadleaf · rank #75,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,682
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH bristly
Nearest frequency peer: bristly (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “broadleaf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- brigand
brigand
24,322 corpus weight
- Brion
Brion
24,321 corpus weight
- bristly
bristly
24,320 corpus weight
- broadleaf
broadleaf
24,319 corpus weight
- brushy
brushy
24,315 corpus weight
- bullfight
bullfight
24,313 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “broadleaf” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broadleaf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “broadleaf” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
broadleaf is uncommon English at frequency #75,682 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for broadleaf, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From broad + leaf. The correct English form is broadleaf, spelled B-R-O-A-D-L-E-A-F.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- 2Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
Etymology
From broad + leaf.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "broadleaf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.