milkweed
noun
milkweed is spelled M-I-L-K-W-E-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milkweed means “Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of milkweed is milkweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in milkweed?
| Letters | 8: M-I-L-K-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is milkweed?
Milkweed appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 milkweed?
Milkweed has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of milkweed
- milkweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does milkweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- 2
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- 3
Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
- 4
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Milkweed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Seidenpflanze , Kielkrone |
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 milkweed come from?
From milk + weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).