worldwide

Name: worldwide, English Word Data
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/ˈwɜːldwaɪd/

//ˈwɜːldwaɪd// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“worldwide” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,815 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#2,815
frequency rank, English: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spanning the world; global.

Key facts for worldwide
Property	Value
Headword	worldwide
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈwɜːldwaɪd/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#2,815
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “worldwide” 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). worldwide lands here:

#2,815

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for worldwide is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,815 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Spanning the world; global.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for worldwide, with forms such as "owrldwide", "wolrdwide", and "wordlwide". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *… The correct English form is worldwide, spelled W-O-R-L-D-W-I-D-E.

Definition

1
Spanning the world; global.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide From world + -wide.

This word in other languages

mundial(Español)mondial(Français)weltweit(Deutsch)mundial(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owrldwide,wolrdwide,wordlwide,worlddwide,worldiwde,worldwdie,worldwidde,worldwied,worldwwide,worlldwide,worlwdide,worrldwide,wroldwide,wworldwide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worldwide - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "worldwide"

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 "worldwide"?

"worldwide" is spelled W-O-R-L-D-W-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/.

What does "worldwide" mean?

As an adjective, "worldwide" means: Spanning the world; global.

What are common misspellings of "worldwide"?

Common misspellings include "owrldwide", "wolrdwide", "wordlwide", "worlddwide", "worldiwde". The correct spelling is "worldwide".

How do you pronounce "worldwide"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worldwide" is /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "worldwide"?

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Using “worldwide”

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

The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-L-D-W-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.