Windkraft

[ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]

/[ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Windkraft” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,763
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kinetische Energie des Windes

Corpus desk

Index DE-windkraft · Windkraft · German

Windkraft · rank #18,763 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,763
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wil

Nearest frequency peer: Wil (-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 „Windkraft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Windkraft
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindkraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,763
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Windkraft“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Windkraftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wil“ (#18,762), „Winzer“ (#18,764), „Wettbewerben“ (#18,761). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windkraft“ bei #18,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Windkraft (IPA [ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,763 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Windkraft, with forms such as "iwndkraft", "widnkraft", and "winddkraft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Windkraft, spelled W-I-N-D-K-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    kinetische Energie des Windes
  2. 2
    Erzeugung von elektrischem Strom aus Windkraft^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schon vor Hunderten von Jahren nutzte der Mensch die Windkraft mit Windmühlen und Segelschiffen.
  2. Die Windkraft allein kann die Stromversorgung nicht garantieren, da die Stromerzeugung stark schwankt.

Synonyms

WinddruckWindenergie

This word in other languages

wind energy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwndkraft
  • widnkraft
  • winddkraft
  • windkarft
  • windkkraft
  • windkrafft
  • windkraftt
  • windkratf
  • windkrfat
  • windkrraft
  • windrkaft
  • winkdraft
  • winndkraft
  • wnidkraft
  • wwindkraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Windkraft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwndkraft2widnkraft2winddkraft1windkarft2windkkraft1windkrafft1windkraftt1windkratf2
Edit distance from "Windkraft"

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 "Windkraft"?
"Windkraft" is spelled W-I-N-D-K-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntˌkʁaft].
What does "Windkraft" mean?
As a noun, "Windkraft" means: kinetische Energie des Windes
What are common misspellings of "Windkraft"?
Common misspellings include "iwndkraft", "widnkraft", "winddkraft", "windkarft", "windkkraft". The correct spelling is "Windkraft".
How do you pronounce "Windkraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windkraft" is [ˈvɪntˌkʁaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windkraft" come from?
"Windkraft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorreiter#18,756vertiefen#18,751Überfluss#18,778verordnet#18,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Wohngebiet15 variantsÜbergriffen15 variantsüberregional15 variantsabgespielt15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list