in broad daylight
/ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/
"in-broad-daylight" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in broad daylight” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-broad-daylight · in broad daylight · English
in broad daylight · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in broad daylight |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| IPA | /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in broad daylight” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in broad daylight is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase, transcribed /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for in broad daylight in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in + broad daylight. The correct English form is in broad daylight, spelled I-N- -B-R-O-A-D- -D-A-Y-L-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
- 2In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how in broad daylight appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.
'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?'
Etymology
From in + broad daylight.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.