worldling
noun
worldling is spelled W-O-R-L-D-L-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, worldling means “A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of worldling is worldlings.
How many letters and syllables are in worldling?
| Letters | 9: W-O-R-L-D-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is worldling?
Worldling appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of worldling
- worldlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worldling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mundane person, preoccupied with worldly affairs rather than spiritual matters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does worldling come from?
From world + -ling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).