Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
wide-ranging is an adjective meaning "including much". It carries 2 recorded senses.
widely different
“varied motives prompt people to join a political party”
“varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for wide-ranging come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.