world-famous
/ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs/
"world-famous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“world-famous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Renowned universally; known worldwide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-world-famous · world-famous · English
world-famous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | world-famous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “world-famous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
world-famous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Renowned universally; known worldwide.".
world-famous doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of world + famous. The correct English form is world-famous, spelled W-O-R-L-D---F-A-M-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Renowned universally; known worldwide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how world-famous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Albert Einstein is a world-famous scientist.
Mr. Peng said that the world-famous scientist, Sven Hedin, was kidnapped by troops under General Ma in south Sinkiang, but was released later, and is believed to be safe and well at Akosu.
Etymology
Compound of world + famous.
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.