printworthy

/ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði/

//ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði// adj

"printworthy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“printworthy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of sufficient worth to be printed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-printworthy · printworthy · English

printworthy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for printworthy
PropertyValue
Headwordprintworthy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “printworthy” in English

printworthyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

printworthy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of sufficient worth to be printed.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for printworthy, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From print + -worthy. The correct English form is printworthy, spelled P-R-I-N-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of sufficient worth to be printed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Well, I believe her story is very printworthy. It illustrates an important point of all this.
  2. General education and the cultivation of the Greek language were considered issues of political significance, so poems did not have to be overtly political to be regarded as relevant or printworthy.

Etymology

From print + -worthy.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "printworthy"?
"printworthy" is spelled P-R-I-N-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði/.
What does "printworthy" mean?
As an adjective, "printworthy" means: Of sufficient worth to be printed.
How do you pronounce "printworthy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "printworthy" is /ˈpɹɪntˌwɜːði/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "printworthy"?
From print + -worthy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list