widthen
"widthen" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“widthen” 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) - To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broader
Corpus desk
Index EN-widthen · widthen · English
widthen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | widthen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “widthen” in English
Rare enough to double-check
widthen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broader".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for widthen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From width + -en (verbal suffix). The correct English form is widthen, spelled W-I-D-T-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1To increase in width, or increase the width of; make or become wider or broader
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how widthen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For the last few years this group has widthened its sphere of interest and is now called Communications and Flight Procedures Group.
He used to hit the ball straight back, and as he batted over time his game, as he put it, 'widthened', until ultimately he could cut and pull.
Etymology
From width + -en (verbal suffix).
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.