worldie

noun

"worldie" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“worldie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Anything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-worldie · worldie · English

worldie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for worldie
PropertyValue
Headwordworldie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “worldie” in English

worldiefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

worldie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for worldie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From world + -ie, from world-class. The correct English form is worldie, spelled W-O-R-L-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how worldie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tanned, brunette, curvaceous, with a mega-watt smile that would put Simon Cowell to shame. […] Hats off to James, he wasn't wrong when he said she was a worldie.
  2. And so when I scored my flick-up-and-volley against Manchester City in 2012, I instead lost it. First I started shouting, 'I've scored a worldie! I've scored a worldie!'

Etymology

From world + -ie, from world-class.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worldie"?
"worldie" is spelled W-O-R-L-D-I-E.
What does "worldie" mean?
As a noun, "worldie" means: Anything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.
What is the origin of the word "worldie"?
From world + -ie, from world-class. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list