radio station

/ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

//ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən// noun

"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.

Key facts for radio station
PropertyValue
Headwordradio station
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “radio station” sits in English frequency

radio station falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    An 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "radio station"?
"radio station" is spelled R-A-D-I-O- -S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/.
What does "radio station" mean?
As a noun, "radio station" means: An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.
How do you pronounce "radio station"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "radio station" is /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "radio station" come from?
"radio station" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list