world

/wɜːld/

//wɜːld// noun

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The verdict

“world” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,749. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,749
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-world · world · Spanish

world · rank #3,749 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,749
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH universitaria

Nearest frequency peer: universitaria (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “world”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “world” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

world vs would
80% similar
world vs worth
60% similar
world vs worry
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for world
PropertyValue
Headwordworld
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/wɜːld/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,749
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “world”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.worldcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “universitaria” (#3,748), “académico” (#3,750), “actriz” (#3,751). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “world” va en #3,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around world (IPA /wɜːld/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,749 among 230 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mundo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for world, with forms such as "owrld", "wolrd", and "wordl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "would", "worth", "worry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is world, spelled W-O-R-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mundo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how world appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrld
  • wolrd
  • wordl
  • worldd
  • worlld
  • worrld
  • wrold
  • wworld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of world - 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.

owrld2wolrd2wordl2worldd1worlld1worrld1wrold2wworld1
Edit distance from "world"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "world"?
"world" is spelled W-O-R-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is /wɜːld/.
What does "world" mean?
As a noun, "world" means: Mundo.
What words are commonly confused with "world"?
"world" is commonly confused with "would", "worth", "worry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "world"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "world" is /wɜːld/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "world" come from?
"world" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "world", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suave#3,741bello#3,758bravo#3,759sabia#3,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Teresa8 variantsquitar8 variantsespada8 variantsmanual8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list