weighbridge
/ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/noun
weighbridge is spelled W-E-I-G-H-B-R-I-D-G-E: 11 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, weighbridge means “a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weighbridge is weighbridges.
How many letters and syllables are in weighbridge?
| Letters | 11: W-E-I-G-H-B-R-I-D-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 weighbridge?
Weighbridge 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).
How do you pronounce weighbridge?
- /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weighbridge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with weighbridge
Sounds like: Weybridge (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of weighbridge
- weighbridges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weighbridge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKa platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
Near-synonym: weigh station
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weighbridge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense weighing platform:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pont-bascule |
| German | Brückenwaage, Straßenfahrzeugwaage, Waagenbrücke |
| Portuguese | báscula |
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 weighbridge come from?
From weigh + bridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).