weather report

noun

"weather-report" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“weather report” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.

Key facts for weather report
PropertyValue
Headwordweather report
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “weather report” sits in English frequency

weather report falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weather report is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.".

No misspelling variants are generated for weather report in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is weather report, spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R- -R-E-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weather report"?
"weather report" is spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R- -R-E-P-O-R-T.
What does "weather report" mean?
As a noun, "weather report" means: A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.
What language does "weather report" come from?
"weather report" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “weather report”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-E-A-T-H-E-R- -R-E-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list