newscast
"newscast" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“newscast” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,805
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-newscast · newscast · English
newscast · rank #43,805 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,805
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH NEX
Nearest frequency peer: NEX (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “newscast”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Nabil
Nabil
56,200 corpus weight
- nationalisa…
nationalisation
56,199 corpus weight
- newscast
newscast
56,196 corpus weight
- NEX
NEX
56,195 corpus weight
- NFS
NFS
56,194 corpus weight
- NICU
NICU
56,193 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “newscast” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | newscast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “newscast” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around newscast, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,805 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for newscast, with forms such as "enwscast", "neswcast", and "newcsast". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From news + -cast, from broadcast. The correct English form is newscast, spelled N-E-W-S-C-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how newscast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization.
Etymology
From news + -cast, from broadcast.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enwscast
- neswcast
- newcsast
- newsacst
- newscasst
- newscastt
- newscats
- newsccast
- newscsat
- newsscast
- newwscast
- nnewscast
- nwescast
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of newscast - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "newscast", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.