Sturmwind

[ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt]

/[ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sturmwind” is uncommon German (frequency #85,901 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,901
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Wucht einhergehender, sehr starker Wind; Sturm

Corpus desk

Index DE-sturmwind · Sturmwind · German

Sturmwind · rank #85,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,901
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Studienkolleg…

Nearest frequency peer: Studienkollegen (-2 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 „Sturmwind“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sturmwind“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sturmwind
PropertyValue
HeadwordSturmwind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sturmwind“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sturmwindfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Studienkollegen“ (#85,899), „stärkten“ (#85,903), „Subkontinent“ (#85,904). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sturmwind“ bei #85,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sturmwind is uncommon German at frequency #85,901 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit großer Wucht einhergehender, sehr starker Wind; Sturm".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sturmwind in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sturmwind, spelled S-T-U-R-M-W-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Wucht einhergehender, sehr starker Wind; Sturm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es dämmerte. Schwere Regenschauer trommelten gegen die Fenster. Der Sturmwind zerrte weiße Rauchfahnen aus den Schornsteinen der Häuser und zerstreute den bittersüßen Geruch von Torffeuern durch den Ort.“
  2. „Was heulst und winselst du, Sturmwind, in meinem Schornstein?“

Synonyms

OrkanSturmWindsbraut

Antonyms

BriseLüftchen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sturmwind"?
"Sturmwind" is spelled S-T-U-R-M-W-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt].
What does "Sturmwind" mean?
As a noun, "Sturmwind" means: mit großer Wucht einhergehender, sehr starker Wind; Sturm
How do you pronounce "Sturmwind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sturmwind" is [ˈʃtʊʁmˌvɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sturmwind" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

subversiv#85,906suggestiv#85,907stringent#85,894Südflügel#85,913

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list