broadside
/ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/noun, adverb, verb
broadside is spelled B-R-O-A-D-S-I-D-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, broadside means “One side of a ship above the waterline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of broadside is broadsides.
How many letters and syllables are in broadside?
| Letters | 9: B-R-O-A-D-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is broadside?
Broadside appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce broadside?
- UK /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/
- US /ˈbrɔdˌsaɪd/
Broadside has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-broadside.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with broadside?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as broadside (/ɔdsaɪd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sideboard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of broadside
- broadsides plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- broadsiding participle, present
- broadsided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broadside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One side of a ship above the waterline.
- 2
All the guns on one side of a warship.
- 3
The simultaneous firing of these guns.
- 4
A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
Although slaveholders managed - through a combination of political compromise and ideological broadside - to contain the threat of a major anti-slavery compaign by fellow Southerners, planters could never be totally sure of non-slaveholders
- 5
A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
- 6
The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
adverb
- 1
Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object.
verb
- 1
To collide with something side-on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Broadside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does broadside come from?
From broad + side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).