wonder of the world
"wonder-of-the-world" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wonder of the world” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wonder of the world |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wonder of the world” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wonder of the world is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.".
No misspelling variants are generated for wonder of the world in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is wonder of the world, spelled W-O-N-D-E-R- -O-F- -T-H-E- -W-O-R-L-D.
Definition
- 1A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “wonder of the world”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-N-D-E-R- -O-F- -T-H-E- -W-O-R-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.