Nordwind
[ˈnɔʁtˌvɪnt]
The verdict
“Nordwind” is uncommon German (frequency #62,692 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,692
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Norden her wehender Wind
Corpus desk
Index DE-nordwind · Nordwind · German
Nordwind · rank #62,692 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,692
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nordwand
Nearest frequency peer: Nordwand (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nordwind“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Nilpferd
Nilpferd
37,312 corpus weight
- Nordwand
Nordwand
37,310 corpus weight
- Nordwind
Nordwind
37,309 corpus weight
- Normalform
Normalform
37,308 corpus weight
- Notfallmedi…
Notfallmedizin
37,307 corpus weight
- notiere
notiere
37,306 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nordwind“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nordwind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɔʁtˌvɪnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,692 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nordwind“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nordwind is uncommon German at frequency #62,692 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɔʁtˌvɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Norden her wehender Wind".
Nordwind has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Nordwind, spelled N-O-R-D-W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1von Norden her wehender Wind
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nordwind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es ist eisig kalt, bis hierher dringt der Nordwind, der aus den nördlichen Eismeeren kommt, über das Mittelmeer zieht, die ägyptischen Wüsten, das Niltal, monatelang die dunklen Völker am oberen Nil erschauern macht.“
„Der scharfe Nordwind zauste die nackten Pappelzweige.“
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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