Südwester
[zyːtˈvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Südwester” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine haubenartige Kopfbedeckung zum Wetterschutz (überwiegend auf See)
Corpus desk
Index DE-sudwester · Südwester · German
Südwester · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Südwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zyːtˈvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Südwester“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Südwester is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zyːtˈvɛstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Südwester, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Südwester, spelled S-Ü-D-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine haubenartige Kopfbedeckung zum Wetterschutz (überwiegend auf See)
- 2Eigenbezeichnung der deutschsprachigen Einwohner Namibias
- 3Hut der Schutztruppe im ehemaligen Deutsch-Südwestafrika
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Südwester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Besser ist du setzt deinen Südwester auf.
„Es half nichts, daß mir Gummistiefel, ein Südwester für den Kopf und ein Regenmantel, der bis zum Boden reichte, gekauft wurden.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.