thimbleweed
noun
thimbleweed is spelled T-H-I-M-B-L-E-W-E-E-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thimbleweed means “Rudbeckia laciniata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thimbleweed is thimbleweeds.
How many letters and syllables are in thimbleweed?
| Letters | 11: T-H-I-M-B-L-E-W-E-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 thimbleweed?
Thimbleweed appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 thimbleweed
- thimbleweeds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thimbleweed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Rudbeckia laciniata
- 2
Anemone virginiana
- 3
Anemone cylindrica
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thimbleweed come from?
From thimble + weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).