ironweed
noun
ironweed is spelled I-R-O-N-W-E-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ironweed means “Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ironweed is ironweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in ironweed?
| Letters | 8: I-R-O-N-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 ironweed?
Ironweed appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of ironweed
- ironweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ironweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ironweed come from?
From iron + weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).