worldwide

\ˈwɝld.waɪd\

/\ˈwɝld.waɪd\/ adj

The verdict

“worldwide” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,103
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mondial, à l’échelle mondiale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-worldwide · worldwide · French

worldwide · rank #39,103 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,103
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH XS

Nearest frequency peer: XS (+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 « worldwide »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « worldwide » 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
Key facts for worldwide
PropertyValue
Headwordworldwide
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈwɝld.waɪd\
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,103
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « worldwide »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).worldwidese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « XS » (#39,104), « weekends » (#39,101), « yay » (#39,105). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « worldwide » est au #39,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around worldwide (IPA \ˈwɝld.waɪd\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,103 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mondial, à l’échelle mondiale.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for worldwide, with forms such as "owrldwide", "wolrdwide", and "wordlwide". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is worldwide, spelled W-O-R-L-D-W-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mondial, à l’échelle mondiale.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrldwide
  • wolrdwide
  • wordlwide
  • worlddwide
  • worldiwde
  • worldwdie
  • worldwidde
  • worldwied
  • worldwwide
  • worlldwide
  • worlwdide
  • worrldwide
  • wroldwide
  • wworldwide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worldwide - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owrldwide2wolrdwide2wordlwide2worlddwide1worldiwde2worldwdie2worldwidde1worldwied2
Edit distance from "worldwide"

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 "worldwide"?
"worldwide" is spelled W-O-R-L-D-W-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwɝld.waɪd\.
What does "worldwide" mean?
As an adjective, "worldwide" means: Mondial, à l’échelle mondiale.
What are common misspellings of "worldwide"?
Common misspellings include "owrldwide", "wolrdwide", "wordlwide", "worlddwide", "worldiwde". The correct spelling is "worldwide".
How do you pronounce "worldwide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worldwide" is \ˈwɝld.waɪd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worldwide" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list