weighty

/ˈweɪti/

//ˈweɪti// adj

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"weighty" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“weighty” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,158
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a lot of weight; heavy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-weighty · weighty · English

weighty · rank #35,158 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,158
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH waveform

Nearest frequency peer: waveform (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “weighty”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “weighty” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

weighty vs wight
71% similar
weighty vs wright
71% similar
weighty vs weigh
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for weighty
PropertyValue
Headwordweighty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈweɪti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,158
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “weighty”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).weightylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “waveform” (#35,157), “Wollongong” (#35,160), “watchtower” (#35,155). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “weighty” is #35,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around weighty (IPA /ˈweɪti/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,158 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for weighty, with forms such as "ewighty", "wegihty", and "weigghty". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "wight", "wright", "weigh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y. Cognate with Scots weichty, wechty, wichty, Saterland Frisian wichtich, West Frisian wichtich, Dutch wichtig, gewichtig, German wichtig, Danish vigtig, Swedish viktig. Compare typologic… The correct English form is weighty, spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a lot of weight; heavy.
  2. 2
    Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
  3. 3
    Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how weighty appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And so a weighty rock she aimed / With much enthusiasm
  2. To fund the purchase, he had to sell a late Renoir, The Judgment of Paris, with its depiction of weighty ladies frolicking in a roseate garden.

Etymology

From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y. Cognate with Scots weichty, wechty, wichty, Saterland Frisian wichtich, West Frisian wichtich, Dutch wichtig, gewichtig, German wichtig, Danish vigtig, Swedish viktig. Compare typologically Russian ве́ский (véskij), весо́мый (vesómyj) (< вес (ves)). Also compare the same meaning development from cognate (by borrowing) Polish waga (< ... < Proto-Germanic *wēgō): ważny (whence Russian ва́жный (vážnyj)).

This word in other languages

pesado(Español)important(Français)wichtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewighty
  • wegihty
  • weigghty
  • weighhty
  • weightty
  • weightyy
  • weighyt
  • weigthy
  • weihgty
  • wieghty
  • wweighty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weighty - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewighty2wegihty2weigghty1weighhty1weightty1weightyy1weighyt2weigthy2
Edit distance from "weighty"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weighty"?
"weighty" is spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈweɪti/.
What does "weighty" mean?
As an adjective, "weighty" means: Having a lot of weight; heavy.
What words are commonly confused with "weighty"?
"weighty" is commonly confused with "wight", "wright", "weigh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weighty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weighty" is /ˈweɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "weighty"?
From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y. Cognate with Scots weichty, wechty, wichty, Saterland Frisian wichtich, West Frisian wichtich, Dutch wichtig, gewichtig, German wichtig, Danish vigtig, Swedish viktig. Compare... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "weighty", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list