radio station
/ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
"radio-station" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“radio station” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | radio station |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “radio station” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
radio station is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for radio station, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is radio station, spelled R-A-D-I-O- -S-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.
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.
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Using “radio station”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-D-I-O- -S-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.