knotweed
noun
knotweed is spelled K-N-O-T-W-E-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knotweed means “Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knotweed is knotweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in knotweed?
| Letters | 8: K-N-O-T-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 knotweed?
Knotweed appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 knotweed
- knotweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knotweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knotweed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Polygonum:
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 knotweed come from?
From knot + weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).