pondweed
noun
pondweed is spelled P-O-N-D-W-E-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pondweed means “Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pondweed is pondweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in pondweed?
| Letters | 8: P-O-N-D-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 pondweed?
Pondweed appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 pondweed?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pondweed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pondweed
- pondweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pondweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Potamogeton, a diverse and worldwide genus
- 2
Elodea, found in North America
- 3
Azolla, of cosmopolitan distribution
- 4
Aponogeton, in Africa, Asia and Australasia
- 5
opposite-leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa, only plant of its genus, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region.
- 6
Charales, an order of green algae
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pondweed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Potamogeton:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | potamot, potamogéton |
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 pondweed come from?
From pond + weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).