The term 'English Weight' refers to a system of measurement used in the United Kingdom and other countries that were formerly part of the British Empire. The two most common units of English Weight are the tonne (5 letters) and the wey (3 letters). A tonne is equal to 2, 240 pounds or 1, 016 kilograms, while a wey is equal to 40 long hundredweight, which is equal to 4, 800 pounds or 2, 204.6 kilograms.