Windjacke
[ˈvɪntˌjakə]
The verdict
“Windjacke” 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) - leichtes, winddichtes Stück Oberbekleidung für schlechtes Wetter
Corpus desk
Index DE-windjacke · Windjacke · German
Windjacke · 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 "W" 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 | Windjacke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌjakə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Windjacke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Windjacke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌjakə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichtes, winddichtes Stück Oberbekleidung für schlechtes Wetter".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Windjacke, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Windjacke, spelled W-I-N-D-J-A-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1leichtes, winddichtes Stück Oberbekleidung für schlechtes Wetter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Windjacke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Urlaub an der See ist eine Windjacke immer angebracht.
„Himpel erwartete mich in Hemd und Knickerbockern, an seiner Windjacke putzten die beiden Sekretärinnen herum, rieben da, wischten, reinigten mit Terpentin.“
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.