world map
/wɜːld ˈmæp/
"world-map" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“world map” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | world map |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /wɜːld ˈmæp/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “world map” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
world map is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /wɜːld ˈmæp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for world map, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of world + map. The correct English form is world map, spelled W-O-R-L-D- -M-A-P.
Definition
- 1A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.
Etymology
Compound of world + map.
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 “world map”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-L-D- -M-A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /wɜːld ˈmæp/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.