worlds

\ˈwɝldz\

/\ˈwɝldz\/ noun

The verdict

“worlds” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,083
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-worlds · worlds · French

worlds · rank #40,083 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,083
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH XXIème

Nearest frequency peer: XXIème (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « worlds »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « worlds » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

worlds vs would
67% similar
worlds vs worms
67% similar
worlds vs word
67% similar

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

Key facts for worlds
PropertyValue
Headwordworlds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈwɝldz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,083
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « worlds »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).worldsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « XXIème » (#40,084), « vénérer » (#40,081), « Yusuf » (#40,085). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « worlds » est au #40,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around worlds (IPA \ˈwɝldz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,083 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de world.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for worlds, with forms such as "owrlds", "wolrds", and "wordls". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "would", "worms", "word", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is worlds, spelled W-O-R-L-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de world.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrlds
  • wolrds
  • wordls
  • worldds
  • worldss
  • worllds
  • worlsd
  • worrlds
  • wrolds
  • wworlds

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worlds - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owrlds2wolrds2wordls2worldds1worldss1worllds1worlsd2worrlds1
Edit distance from "worlds"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list