enwiden
/ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/
"enwiden" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enwiden” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Broaden; diversify.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enwiden · enwiden · English
enwiden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enwiden |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enwiden” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enwiden is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɛnˈwaɪdə̆n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Broaden; diversify.".
Zero misspellings are on record for enwiden in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From en- + widen. Compare English enlengthen. The correct English form is enwiden, spelled E-N-W-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Broaden; diversify.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enwiden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] seeking not so much to extend its dominion as to enwiden its markets and civilizing influence.
During the very decade, when the League of Nations went bankrupt as a political agency for international peace and security, i.e. the ‛thirties, the organization through its secretariat, various specialized commissions, and expert committees, kept on doing much useful technical work in the economic, social, and humanitarian fields and also rendered it mor…
Etymology
From en- + widen. Compare English enlengthen.
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.