hogweed
"hogweed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hogweed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any coarse weedy herb.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hogweed · hogweed · English
hogweed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hogweed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hogweed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hogweed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hogweed, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs. The correct English form is hogweed, spelled H-O-G-W-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1Any coarse weedy herb.
- 2An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
- 3Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hogweed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“I will bewitch them with flea-bane, blister them with hog-weed,” he said, vainly looking for a suitable spell.
I see the tall not-weeds with white flowers up close. Don’t touch, don’t touch those. Hogweed, it will burn.
Etymology
From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.