Weibull
noun
Weibull is spelled W-E-I-B-U-L-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Weibull means “Any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Weibull is Weibulls.
How many letters and syllables are in Weibull?
| Letters | 7: W-E-I-B-U-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 Weibull?
Weibull appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 Weibull
- Weibulls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Weibull mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various probability distributions used to model the amount of time for which something can be used until it ceases to be operable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Weibull come from?
Named after Swedish mathematician Waloddi Weibull, who described it in detail in 1951, though it was already known.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).