cwt
noun
cwt is spelled C-W-T: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cwt means “Alternative spelling of cwt. (“hundredweight”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cwt?
| Letters | 3: C-W-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th 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 cwt?
Cwt appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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).
What does cwt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of cwt. (“hundredweight”).
noun
- 1
Initialism of center wing tank (a fuel tank located in the fuselage between an aircraft's wings).
- 2
Initialism of continuous wavelet transform.
- 3
Initialism of Civil War token.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cwt come from?
Short for centum weight, from Latin centum + weight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).