World Wide Web
\ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\
The verdict
“World Wide Web” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Web, toile d’araignée mondiale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-world-wide-web · World Wide Web · French
World Wide Web · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | World Wide Web |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « World Wide Web » en français
Rare enough to double-check
World Wide Web is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Web, toile d’araignée mondiale.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for World Wide Web, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is World Wide Web, spelled W-O-R-L-D- -W-I-D-E- -W-E-B.
Definition
- 1Web, toile d’araignée mondiale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how World Wide Web appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I would call my system the ‘World Wide Web’.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.