Westwind
[ˈvɛstˌvɪnt]
The verdict
“Westwind” is uncommon German (frequency #66,870 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,870
- frequency rank, German
- 2,930
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wind, der aus dem Westen weht
Corpus desk
Index DE-westwind · Westwind · German
Westwind · rank #66,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,870
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,930
- PHOTO-FINISH whip
Nearest frequency peer: whip (+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 „Westwind“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Webdesigner
Webdesigner
33,134 corpus weight
- Weida
Weida
33,133 corpus weight
- Westwind
Westwind
33,131 corpus weight
- whip
whip
33,130 corpus weight
- widersprach…
widersprachen
33,129 corpus weight
- widerstands…
widerstandslos
33,128 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Westwind“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Westwind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɛstˌvɪnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Westwind“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Westwind is uncommon German at frequency #66,870 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛstˌvɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Wind, der aus dem Westen weht".
Zero misspellings are on record for Westwind in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Westwind, spelled W-E-S-T-W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1ein Wind, der aus dem Westen weht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Westwind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es sind neun Grad. Vom Deich her bläst ein starker Westwind.“
„Aber eigentlich war der stürmische Westwind nur eine Ausrede.“
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Antonyms
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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