Windgeschwindigkeit

Name: Windgeschwindigkeit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Windgeschwindigkeit” has 31 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,525
frequency rank, German: 38,697
“W” headwords: 31
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geschwindigkeit des Windes

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Windgeschwindigkeit vs Windgeschwindigkeiten

90% similar

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

Key facts for Windgeschwindigkeit
Property	Value
Headword	Windgeschwindigkeit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters	19
Frequency rank	#38,525
Misspellings tracked	31
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Windgeschwindigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Windgeschwindigkeit lands here:

#38,525

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 31 spelling variants around Windgeschwindigkeit (IPA [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,525 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geschwindigkeit des Windes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 31 likely wrong-spelling variants for Windgeschwindigkeit, with forms such as "iwndgeschwindigkeit", "widngeschwindigkeit", and "winddgeschwindigkeit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Windgeschwindigkeiten", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Windgeschwindigkeit, spelled W-I-N-D-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

1
Geschwindigkeit des Windes

This word in other languages

wind speed(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwndgeschwindigkeit,widngeschwindigkeit,winddgeschwindigkeit,windegschwindigkeit,windgecshwindigkeit,windgescchwindigkeit,windgeschhwindigkeit,windgeschiwndigkeit,windgeschwidnigkeit,windgeschwinddigkeit,windgeschwindgikeit,windgeschwindigekit,windgeschwindiggkeit,windgeschwindigkeitt,windgeschwindigketi,windgeschwindigkiet,windgeschwindigkkeit,windgeschwindikgeit,windgeschwinidgkeit,windgeschwinndigkeit,windgeschwnidigkeit,windgeschwwindigkeit,windgescwhindigkeit,windgeshcwindigkeit,windgesschwindigkeit,windggeschwindigkeit,windgsechwindigkeit,wingdeschwindigkeit,winndgeschwindigkeit,wnidgeschwindigkeit,wwindgeschwindigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Windgeschwindigkeit"

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 "Windgeschwindigkeit"?

"Windgeschwindigkeit" is spelled W-I-N-D-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t].

What does "Windgeschwindigkeit" mean?

As a noun, "Windgeschwindigkeit" means: Geschwindigkeit des Windes

What words are commonly confused with "Windgeschwindigkeit"?

"Windgeschwindigkeit" is commonly confused with "Windgeschwindigkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Windgeschwindigkeit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windgeschwindigkeit" is [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Windgeschwindigkeit" come from?

"Windgeschwindigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “Windgeschwindigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-D-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈvɪntɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Windgeschwindigkeiten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Windgeschwindigkeit vs Windgeschwindigkeiten
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.