weeds

\wiːdz\

/\wiːdz\/ noun

The verdict

“weeds” is uncommon French (frequency #71,182 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,182
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de weed.

Corpus desk

Index FR-weeds · weeds · French

weeds · rank #71,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,182
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH wawa

Nearest frequency peer: wawa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « weeds »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « weeds » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for weeds
PropertyValue
Headwordweeds
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\wiːdz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « weeds » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).weedstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « wawa » (#71,181), « Vulcan » (#71,178), « Whitehorse » (#71,186). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « weeds » est au #71,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

weeds is uncommon French at frequency #71,182 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \wiːdz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de weed.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for weeds in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is weeds, spelled W-E-E-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de weed.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weeds"?
"weeds" is spelled W-E-E-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \wiːdz\.
What does "weeds" mean?
As a noun, "weeds" means: Pluriel de weed.
How do you pronounce "weeds"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weeds" is \wiːdz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list