World Wide Web

\ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\

/\ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\/ name

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.

Key facts for World Wide Web
PropertyValue
HeadwordWorld Wide Web
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « World Wide Web » en français

World Wide Websiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Web, toile d’araignée mondiale.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "World Wide Web"?
"World Wide Web" is spelled W-O-R-L-D- -W-I-D-E- -W-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\.
What does "World Wide Web" mean?
As a proper noun, "World Wide Web" means: Web, toile d’araignée mondiale.
How do you pronounce "World Wide Web"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "World Wide Web" is \ˌwɝld.waɪd ˈwɛb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "World Wide Web" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list