# worldwide

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/ · frequency rank #2,815

## Definitions
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.

## Common misspellings (14)
`owrldwide`, `wolrdwide`, `wordlwide`, `worlddwide`, `worldiwde`, `worldwdie`, `worldwidde`, `worldwied`, `worldwwide`, `worlldwide`, `worlwdide`, `worrldwide`, `wroldwide`, `wworldwide`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/worldwide