broadsword
/ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/
"broadsword" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“broadsword” is uncommon English (frequency #67,283 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,283
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broadsword |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #67,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “broadsword” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
broadsword is uncommon English at frequency #67,283 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for broadsword in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From broad + sword. The correct English form is broadsword, spelled B-R-O-A-D-S-W-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
- 2A person armed with such a sword.
- 3Synonym of longsword.
- 4A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
Etymology
From broad + sword.
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.
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Using “broadsword”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-R-O-A-D-S-W-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.