# weightlifting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,337

## Definitions
1. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
2. A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

## Etymology
From weight + lifting.

## Common misspellings (21)
`ewightlifting`, `wegihtlifting`, `weigghtlifting`, `weighhtlifting`, `weighltifting`, `weightilfting`, `weightlfiting`, `weightliffting`, `weightlifitng`, `weightliftign`, `weightliftingg`, `weightliftinng`, `weightliftnig`, `weightliftting`, `weightlitfing`, `weightllifting`, `weighttlifting`, `weigthlifting`, `weihgtlifting`, `wieghtlifting`, `wweightlifting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/weightlifting