aweigh
/əˈweɪ/adjective
aweigh is spelled A-W-E-I-G-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aweigh means “Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aweigh?
| Letters | 6: A-W-E-I-G-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aweigh?
Aweigh appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aweigh?
- /əˈweɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with aweigh
Sounds like: away (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does aweigh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a ship's anchor: Having been lifted off the sea bed in preparation for sailing; hanging by its rode, atrip.
- 2
Of a ship or its crew: Prepared to sail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aweigh come from?
From a- + weigh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).