weighted
/ˈweɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
weighted is spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, weighted means “Having weights on it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weighted?
| Letters | 8: W-E-I-G-H-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is weighted?
Weighted appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 weighted?
- UK /ˈweɪ.tɪd/
- US /ˈweɪ.tɪd/
- US [ˈweɪ.ɾɪd]
Weighted has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weighted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with weighted?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as weighted from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of weighted
- more weighted comparative
- most weighted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weighted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having weights on it.
She wore a weighted dress so it wouldn't blow in the wind.
- 2
Biased, so as to favour one party.
The competition was weighted so he'd be the clear favourite to win.
- 3
having values assigned to its edges
- 4
With the components of an average multiplied by particular factors so as to take account of their relative importance.
- 5
Containing a large proportion (of something).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of weight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weighted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having weights on it:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | grávido, con pesas, con peso, con pesantez, con pesadura, con pesor |
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.