Wind

[vɪnt]

/[vɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wind” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,752
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

Corpus desk

Index DE-wind · Wind · German

Wind · rank #1,752 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,752
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wichtigsten

Nearest frequency peer: wichtigsten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Wind“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Wind“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Wind vs wir
25% similar
Wind vs won
25% similar
Wind vs wit
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Wind
PropertyValue
HeadwordWind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vɪnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,752
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wind“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Windliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wichtigsten“ (#1,751), „Zentrum“ (#1,753), „Öffentlichkeit“ (#1,754). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wind“ bei #1,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Wind (IPA [vɪnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,752 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wind, with forms such as "iwnd", "widn", and "windd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wir", "won", "wit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Wind, spelled W-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre
  2. 2
    Abgang einer Blähung aus dem Darm durch den After nach außen
  3. 3
    die durch ein Gebläse den Orgelpfeifen zugeführte Luft
  4. 4
    die (zum Beispiel bei der Eisengewinnung im Hochofen) mit Sauerstoff angereicherte Luft
  5. 5
    der Sonnenwind/Sternwind = Teilchenstrom, der von der Sonne ausgeht
  6. 6
    Windbäckerei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Winde wehn / Schiffe gehn / Weit in ferne Land'
  2. „Der Gleitschirmflieger spielt mit den technischen Möglichkeiten seines Fluggeräts und mit seinen Fertigkeiten: Er zieht den Schirm auf, lässt den Wind in die Kammern greifen und sie aufblähen, […] Er spielt mit den Leinen, den Bremsen, den Kräften des Windes in seinem Gleitschirm.“

Synonyms

DarmwindPupPupsFurzSchasWindbäckerei

This word in other languages

wind(English)viento(Español)vent(Français)vento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwnd
  • widn
  • windd
  • winnd
  • wnid
  • wwind

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wind - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwnd2widn2windd1winnd1wnid2wwind1
Edit distance from "Wind"

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 "Wind"?
"Wind" is spelled W-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [vɪnt].
What does "Wind" mean?
As a noun, "Wind" means: eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre
What words are commonly confused with "Wind"?
"Wind" is commonly confused with "wir", "won", "wit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wind" is [vɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wind" come from?
"Wind" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lief#1,738Lauf#1,737geil#1,729Mama#1,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

extra6 variantsRadio6 variantswollt6 variantsSong6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list