commonweal
/ˌkɒmənˈwiːl/noun
commonweal is spelled C-O-M-M-O-N-W-E-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commonweal means “The body politic; republic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commonweal is commonweals.
How many letters and syllables are in commonweal?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-O-N-W-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 commonweal?
Commonweal appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 commonweal?
- /ˌkɒmənˈwiːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commonweal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commonweal
- commonweals plural
- common weal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commonweal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe common good; public wellbeing or prosperity.
- 2
The body politic; republic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does commonweal come from?
From Middle English comun wele, commen wele, comune wele, equivalent to common (“public”) + weal (“well-being”). By the 1520s used by some authors as the equivalent of res publica (republic), alongside commonwealth from about the same time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).