# wormhole

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɝmˌhoʊl/ · frequency rank #32,657

## Definitions
1. A hole burrowed by a worm.
2. A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
3. A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1594. From worm + hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John Archibald Wheeler in 1957.

## Common misspellings (12)
`owrmhole`, `womrhole`, `worhmole`, `wormhhole`, `wormhloe`, `wormhoel`, `wormholle`, `wormmhole`, `wormohle`, `worrmhole`, `wromhole`, `wwormhole`

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