hawkweed
hawk·weed/ˈhɔkˌwid/noun
hawkweed is spelled H-A-W-K-W-E-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (hawk·weed). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hawkweed means “Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hawkweed is hawkweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in hawkweed?
| Letters | 8: H-A-W-K-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hawk·weed |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 hawkweed?
Hawkweed appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 hawkweed?
- UK /ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/
- US /ˈhɔkˌwid/
- US /ˈhɑkˌwid/
Hawkweed has 2 syllables, split hawk·weed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hawkweed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hawkweed
- hawkweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hawkweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hawkweed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Hieracium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épervière |
| German | Habichtskraut |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hawkweed come from?
From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).