newscast
noun, verb
newscast is spelled N-E-W-S-C-A-S-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, newscast means “A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of newscast is newscasts.
How many letters and syllables are in newscast?
| Letters | 8: N-E-W-S-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is newscast?
Newscast appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 newscast?
- US
Newscast 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)-Wodencafe-newscast.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of newscast
- newscasts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- newscasting participle, present
- newscasted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does newscast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
verb
- 1
To broadcast the news.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Newscast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense broadcast of news:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | journal télévisé, téléjournal |
| German | Nachrichtensendung, Tagesschau |
| Portuguese | telejornal |
| Spanish | telediario, informativo, noticiario, noticiero, noticioso |
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 newscast come from?
From news + -cast, from broadcast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).