Broadway

\bʁɔd.we\

/\bʁɔd.we\/ name

The verdict

“Broadway” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,317
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de South Somerset.

Corpus desk

Index FR-broadway · Broadway · French

Broadway · rank #15,317 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,317
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH branler

Nearest frequency peer: branler (-1 rank slots)

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 “Broadway”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Broadway” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Broadway
PropertyValue
HeadwordBroadway
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bʁɔd.we\
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,317
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Broadway” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Broadwayse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « branler » (#15,316), « brothers » (#15,318), « boucliers » (#15,315). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Broadway (IPA \bʁɔd.we\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,317 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Broadway, with forms such as "bbroadway", "boradway", and "braodway". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Broadway, spelled B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de South Somerset.
  2. 2
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de Wychavon.
  3. 3
    Avenue à Londres, en Angleterre.
  4. 4
    Avenue de Manhattan, à New York.
  5. 5
    Ville de la Caroline du Nord.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Broadway appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Samantha Jayne et Arturo Perez Jr. ont revisité le film culte réalisé en 2003 par Mark Waters à la façon d’un musical de Broadway, transportant une adolescente dans un lycée où les filles se livrent à un combat sans merci pour rester populaires.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbroadway
  • boradway
  • braodway
  • broadawy
  • broaddway
  • broadwayy
  • broadwway
  • broadwya
  • broawday
  • brodaway
  • brroadway
  • rboadway

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Broadway - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbroadway1boradway2braodway2broadawy2broaddway1broadwayy1broadwway1broadwya2
Edit distance from "Broadway"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Broadway"?
"Broadway" is spelled B-R-O-A-D-W-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁɔd.we\.
What does "Broadway" mean?
As a proper noun, "Broadway" means: Paroisse civile d’Angleterre située dans le district de South Somerset.
What are common misspellings of "Broadway"?
Common misspellings include "bbroadway", "boradway", "braodway", "broadawy", "broaddway". The correct spelling is "Broadway".
How do you pronounce "Broadway"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Broadway" is \bʁɔd.we\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Broadway" come from?
"Broadway" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Broadway", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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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