deadweight
noun
deadweight is spelled D-E-A-D-W-E-I-G-H-T: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deadweight means “Alternative form of dead weight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deadweight is deadweights.
How many letters and syllables are in deadweight?
| Letters | 10: D-E-A-D-W-E-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deadweight?
Deadweight appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 deadweight?
Deadweight has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with deadweight
Also written: dead weight (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of deadweight
- deadweights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deadweight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of dead weight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate deadweight?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of deadweight: dwt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).