worlds

/[wɜː(ɹ)ldz]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,972

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

worlds is aGermannoun. It means: Plural des Substantivs world Pronounced [wɜː(ɹ)ldz]. Often confused with Worms and would.

Key facts for worlds
PropertyValue
Headwordworlds
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[wɜː(ɹ)ldz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,972
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of worlds in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for worlds is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [wɜː(ɹ)ldz]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,972 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Substantivs world".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for worlds, with forms such as "owrlds", "wolrds", and "wordls". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Worms", "would", "Wortes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is worlds, spelled W-O-R-L-D-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs world

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrlds,wolrds,wordls,worldds,worldss,worllds,worlsd,worrlds,wrolds,wworlds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for worlds

Misspelling Variants of "worlds"

owrlds6wolrds6wordls6worldds7worldss7worllds7worlsd6worrlds7
Misspelling Variants of "worlds"

Frequency rank: #40,972 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worlds"?
"worlds" is spelled W-O-R-L-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [wɜː(ɹ)ldz].
What does "worlds" mean?
As a noun, "worlds" means: Plural des Substantivs world
What words are commonly confused with "worlds"?
"worlds" is commonly confused with "Worms", "would", "Wortes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worlds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worlds" is [wɜː(ɹ)ldz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worlds" come from?
"worlds" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.