worldview

noun

"worldview" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“worldview” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,818
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

Key facts for worldview
PropertyValue
Headwordworldview
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,818
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “worldview” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). worldview lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around worldview, anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,818 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for worldview, with forms such as "owrldview", "wolrdview", and "wordlview". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view. The correct English form is worldview, spelled W-O-R-L-D-V-I-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.
  2. 2
    The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
  3. 3
    A general philosophy or view of life.

Etymology

A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrldview,wolrdview,wordlview,worlddview,worldivew,worldveiw,worldvieww,worldviwe,worldvview,worlldview,worlvdiew,worrldview,wroldview,wworldview

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worldview - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

owrldview2wolrdview2wordlview2worlddview1worldivew2worldveiw2worldvieww1worldviwe2
Edit distance from "worldview"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "worldview"?
"worldview" is spelled W-O-R-L-D-V-I-E-W.
What does "worldview" mean?
As a noun, "worldview" means: A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.
What are common misspellings of "worldview"?
Common misspellings include "owrldview", "wolrdview", "wordlview", "worlddview", "worldivew". The correct spelling is "worldview".
What is the origin of the word "worldview"?
A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “worldview”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-L-D-V-I-E-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list