weedkiller
noun
weedkiller is spelled W-E-E-D-K-I-L-L-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weedkiller means “A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weedkiller is weedkillers.
How many letters and syllables are in weedkiller?
| Letters | 10: W-E-E-D-K-I-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 weedkiller?
Weedkiller appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 weedkiller
- weedkillers plural
- weed killer
- weed-killer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weedkiller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weedkiller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chemical that destroys unwanted plants:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Herbizid, Unkrautvernichtungsmittel |
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 weedkiller come from?
From weed + killer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).