Windkraftanlage

Name: Windkraftanlage, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈvɪntkʁaftˌʔanlaːɡə]

/[ˈvɪntkʁaftˌʔanlaːɡə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Windkraftanlage” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,861
frequency rank, German: 2,930
“W” headwords: 24
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Anlage, die die Bewegung (kinetische Energie) des Windes, die Windkraft, in (elektrischen) Strom umwandelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-windkraftanlage · Windkraftanlage · German

Windkraftanlage · rank #47,861 · 24 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #47,861
LEN-MEGA 15 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 24 variants
BOOK-MID 2,930
PHOTO-FINISH wirkungsvolle

Nearest frequency peer: wirkungsvolle (+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.

widerfährt

52,144
Widerstands…

52,143
Windkraftan…

52,140
wirkungsvol…

52,139
Wirtschafts…

52,138
Wirtschafts…

52,137

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Windkraftanlage vs Windkraftanlagen

94% similar

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

Key facts for Windkraftanlage
Property	Value
Headword	Windkraftanlage
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈvɪntkʁaftˌʔanlaːɡə]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#47,861
Misspellings tracked	24
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Windkraftanlage“

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

#47,861

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wirkungsvolle“ (#47,862), „Wirtschaftsleben“ (#47,863), „Widerstandsfähigkeit“ (#47,858). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windkraftanlage“ bei #47,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Windkraftanlage (IPA [ˈvɪntkʁaftˌʔanlaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,861 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Anlage, die die Bewegung (kinetische Energie) des Windes, die Windkraft, in (elektrischen) Strom umwandelt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Windkraftanlage, with forms such as "iwndkraftanlage", "widnkraftanlage", and "winddkraftanlage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Windkraftanlagen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Windkraftanlage, spelled W-I-N-D-K-R-A-F-T-A-N-L-A-G-E.

Definition

1
eine Anlage, die die Bewegung (kinetische Energie) des Windes, die Windkraft, in (elektrischen) Strom umwandelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

In Deutschland wurde 2009 etwa 9 % des Stroms mit Windkraftanlagen erzeugt.
Eine typische Windkraftanlage hat eine Leistung von etwa einem Megawatt.

Synonyms

WindenergieanlageWindgeneratorWindkraftkonverterWindkraftwerk WindradWindanlageWindturbine

This word in other languages

wind turbine(English)éolienne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

iwndkraftanlage
widnkraftanlage
winddkraftanlage
windkarftanlage
windkkraftanlage
windkrafatnlage
windkrafftanlage
windkraftalnage
windkraftanalge
windkraftanlaeg
windkraftanlagge
windkraftanlgae
windkraftanllage
windkraftannlage
windkraftnalage
windkrafttanlage
windkratfanlage
windkrfatanlage
windkrraftanlage
windrkaftanlage
winkdraftanlage
winndkraftanlage
wnidkraftanlage
wwindkraftanlage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Windkraftanlage - 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.

Edit distance from "Windkraftanlage"

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 "Windkraftanlage"?

"Windkraftanlage" is spelled W-I-N-D-K-R-A-F-T-A-N-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntkʁaftˌʔanlaːɡə].

What does "Windkraftanlage" mean?

As a noun, "Windkraftanlage" means: eine Anlage, die die Bewegung (kinetische Energie) des Windes, die Windkraft, in (elektrischen) Strom umwandelt

What words are commonly confused with "Windkraftanlage"?

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

How do you pronounce "Windkraftanlage"?

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

What language does "Windkraftanlage" come from?

"Windkraftanlage" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

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