birthweight
noun
birthweight is spelled B-I-R-T-H-W-E-I-G-H-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, birthweight means “The amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birthweight is birthweights.
How many letters and syllables are in birthweight?
| Letters | 11: B-I-R-T-H-W-E-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 birthweight?
Birthweight appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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).
Forms of birthweight
- birthweights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birthweight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that a baby weighs at the time of birth.
Premature infants often have a very low birthweight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does birthweight come from?
From birth + weight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).