weight

/weɪt/

//weɪt// noun

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The verdict

“weight” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,146
frequency rank, Portuguese
110
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peso

Corpus desk

Index PT-weight · weight · Portuguese

weight · rank #47,146 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,146
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 110
  • PHOTO-FINISH xará

Nearest frequency peer: xará (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “weight”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “weight” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

weight vs wait
50% similar

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

Key facts for weight
PropertyValue
Headwordweight
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/weɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,146
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “weight”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).weightcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “xará” (#47,147), “acomodado” (#47,157), “Afrique” (#47,159). Entre 110 lemas com “W”, “weight” fica em #47,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around weight (IPA /weɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,146 among 110 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "peso".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for weight, with forms such as "ewight", "wegiht", and "weigght". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wait", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is weight, spelled W-E-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    peso

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. the weight of an elephant
  2. He's working out with weights.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewight
  • wegiht
  • weigght
  • weighht
  • weightt
  • weigth
  • weihgt
  • wieght
  • wweight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weight - 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.

ewight2wegiht2weigght1weighht1weightt1weigth2weihgt2wieght2
Edit distance from "weight"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "weight"?
"weight" is spelled W-E-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /weɪt/.
What does "weight" mean?
As a noun, "weight" means: peso
What words are commonly confused with "weight"?
"weight" is commonly confused with "wait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "weight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "weight" is /weɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "weight" come from?
"weight" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

travão#47,127bolota#47,208buenas#47,217cactus#47,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Afrique9 variantspriest9 variantspredição9 variantsovulação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list