weightlifting
/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
"weightlifting" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weightlifting” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,337
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weightlifting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #27,337 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weightlifting” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around weightlifting (IPA /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,337 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for weightlifting, with forms such as "ewightlifting", "wegihtlifting", and "weigghtlifting". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From weight + lifting. The correct English form is weightlifting, spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-L-I-F-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- 2A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
Etymology
From weight + lifting.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ewightlifting
- wegihtlifting
- weigghtlifting
- weighhtlifting
- weighltifting
- weightilfting
- weightlfiting
- weightliffting
- weightlifitng
- weightliftign
- weightliftingg
- weightliftinng
- weightliftnig
- weightliftting
- weightlitfing
- weightllifting
- weighttlifting
- weigthlifting
- weihgtlifting
- wieghtlifting
- wweightlifting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weightlifting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “weightlifting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-I-G-H-T-L-I-F-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.