newsworthy

adj

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"newsworthy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“newsworthy” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,595
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interesting enough to be reported as a news

Corpus desk

Index EN-newsworthy · newsworthy · English

newsworthy · rank #37,595 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,595
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH neverland

Nearest frequency peer: neverland (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “newsworthy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “newsworthy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for newsworthy
PropertyValue
Headwordnewsworthy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,595
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “newsworthy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).newsworthylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “neverland” (#37,594), “Nomura” (#37,596), “neve” (#37,593). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “newsworthy” is #37,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around newsworthy, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,595 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Interesting enough to be reported as a news".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for newsworthy, with forms such as "enwsworthy", "neswworthy", and "newsowrthy". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From news + -worthy. The correct English form is newsworthy, spelled N-E-W-S-W-O-R-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Interesting enough to be reported as a news

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. newsworthy event
  2. The most newsworthy articles should be towards the front of the paper.

Etymology

From news + -worthy.

This word in other languages

noticioso(Español)interessant(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enwsworthy
  • neswworthy
  • newsowrthy
  • newssworthy
  • newsworhty
  • newsworrthy
  • newsworthhy
  • newsworthyy
  • newswortthy
  • newswortyh
  • newswotrhy
  • newswrothy
  • newswworthy
  • newwsorthy
  • newwsworthy
  • nnewsworthy
  • nwesworthy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enwsworthy2neswworthy2newsowrthy2newssworthy1newsworhty2newsworrthy1newsworthhy1newsworthyy1
Edit distance from "newsworthy"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "newsworthy"?
"newsworthy" is spelled N-E-W-S-W-O-R-T-H-Y.
What does "newsworthy" mean?
As an adjective, "newsworthy" means: Interesting enough to be reported as a news
What are common misspellings of "newsworthy"?
Common misspellings include "enwsworthy", "neswworthy", "newsowrthy", "newssworthy", "newsworhty". The correct spelling is "newsworthy".
What is the origin of the word "newsworthy"?
From news + -worthy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list