# widespread

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ · frequency rank #5,283

## Definitions
1. Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
2. Spread far apart.

## Etymology
From wide + spread.

## Common misspellings (15)
`iwdespread`, `wdiespread`, `widdespread`, `widepsread`, `widesperad`, `widesppread`, `widespraed`, `widespreadd`, `widespreda`, `widesprread`, `widesrpead`, `widesspread`, `widsepread`, `wiedspread`, `wwidespread`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/widespread