# featherweight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛðɚˌweɪt/ · frequency rank #44,199

## Definitions
1. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
2. A sportsman who fights in this division.
3. The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.

## Etymology
From feather + weight.

## Common misspellings (20)
`efatherweight`, `faetherweight`, `feahterweight`, `featehrweight`, `featherewight`, `featherrweight`, `featherwegiht`, `featherweigght`, `featherweighht`, `featherweightt`, `featherweigth`, `featherweihgt`, `featherwieght`, `featherwweight`, `feathewreight`, `feathherweight`, `feathreweight`, `feattherweight`, `fetaherweight`, `ffeatherweight`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/featherweight