nationwide
/ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/
"nationwide" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nationwide” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,383 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,383
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extending throughout an entire nation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nationwide |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #6,383 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nationwide” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for nationwide is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,383 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Extending throughout an entire nation.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for nationwide, with forms such as "antionwide", "naitonwide", and "natinowide". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From nation + -wide. The correct English form is nationwide, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-W-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Extending throughout an entire nation.
Etymology
From nation + -wide.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: antionwide,naitonwide,natinowide,nationiwde,nationnwide,nationwdie,nationwidde,nationwied,nationwwide,natiownide,natoinwide,nattionwide,nnationwide,ntaionwide
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nationwide - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nationwide”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-A-T-I-O-N-W-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ (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.