broomstick
/ˈbɹum.stɪk/
"broomstick" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“broomstick” is uncommon English (frequency #54,657 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,657
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
Corpus desk
Index EN-broomstick · broomstick · English
broomstick · rank #54,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,657
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Brittain
Nearest frequency peer: Brittain (-2 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 “broomstick”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- brevet
brevet
45,348 corpus weight
- bristling
bristling
45,347 corpus weight
- Brittain
Brittain
45,346 corpus weight
- broomstick
broomstick
45,344 corpus weight
- Bruton
Bruton
45,342 corpus weight
- buckshot
buckshot
45,341 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “broomstick” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | broomstick |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹum.stɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “broomstick” in English
Rare enough to double-check
broomstick is uncommon English at frequency #54,657 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɹum.stɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
broomstick doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From broom + stick. The correct English form is broomstick, spelled B-R-O-O-M-S-T-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
- 2A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
- 3A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.
- 4A firearm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how broomstick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Witches of all ages attended these lively gatherings by flying away on their broomsticks[.]
She really was a witch now. No one but a witch could fly a broomstick.
Etymology
From broom + stick.
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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