makeweight
noun
makeweight is spelled M-A-K-E-W-E-I-G-H-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, makeweight means “Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of makeweight is makeweights.
How many letters and syllables are in makeweight?
| Letters | 10: M-A-K-E-W-E-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 makeweight?
Makeweight appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 makeweight?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-makeweight.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of makeweight
- makeweights plural
- make-weight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does makeweight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
- 2
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does makeweight come from?
From make + weight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).