mayweed
"mayweed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mayweed” 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) - stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula).
Corpus desk
Index EN-mayweed · mayweed · English
mayweed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | mayweed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mayweed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mayweed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
mayweed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) + weed; reanalysed as May + weed. The correct English form is mayweed, spelled M-A-Y-W-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula).
- 2corn chamomile, field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis).
- 3Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
- 4A mayflower.
Etymology
From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) + weed; reanalysed as May + weed.
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.