weighty
/ˈweɪti/adjective
weighty is spelled W-E-I-G-H-T-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, weighty means “Having a lot of weight; heavy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weighty?
| Letters | 7: W-E-I-G-H-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is weighty?
Weighty appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 weighty?
- /ˈweɪti/
Weighty 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: En-us-weighty.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of weighty
- weightier comparative
- weightiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weighty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a lot of weight; heavy.
- 2
Important; serious; not trivial or petty.
a weighty argument
- 3
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weighty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | wichtig , schwergewichtig |
| Spanish | pesado , de peso , importante |
| French | important |
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 weighty come from?
From Middle English weighti, weghti, wighti, equivalent to weight + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).