Windmühlen

[ˈvɪntˌmyːlən]

/[ˈvɪntˌmyːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Windmühlen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,913
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Windmühle

Corpus desk

Index DE-windmuhlen · Windmühlen · German

Windmühlen · rank #33,913 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,913
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wintermonaten

Nearest frequency peer: Wintermonaten (+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 „Windmühlen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Windmühlen“ 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).

Windmühlen vs Windmühle
90% similar

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

Key facts for Windmühlen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindmühlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntˌmyːlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,913
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Windmühlen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Windmühlenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wintermonaten“ (#33,914), „Witzen“ (#33,916), „Wolfsburger“ (#33,917). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windmühlen“ bei #33,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Windmühlen (IPA [ˈvɪntˌmyːlən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,913 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Windmühlen, with forms such as "iwndmühlen", "widnmühlen", and "winddmühlen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Windmühle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Windmühlen, spelled W-I-N-D-M-Ü-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Windmühle
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Windmühle
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Windmühle
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Windmühle

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwndmühlen
  • widnmühlen
  • winddmühlen
  • windmhülen
  • windmmühlen
  • windmüheln
  • windmühhlen
  • windmühlenn
  • windmühllen
  • windmühlne
  • windmülhen
  • windümhlen
  • winmdühlen
  • winndmühlen
  • wnidmühlen
  • wwindmühlen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwndmühlen2widnmühlen2winddmühlen1windmhülen2windmmühlen1windmüheln2windmühhlen1windmühlenn1
Edit distance from "Windmühlen"

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 "Windmühlen"?
"Windmühlen" is spelled W-I-N-D-M-Ü-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntˌmyːlən].
What does "Windmühlen" mean?
As a noun, "Windmühlen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Windmühle
What words are commonly confused with "Windmühlen"?
"Windmühlen" is commonly confused with "Windmühle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Windmühlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windmühlen" is [ˈvɪntˌmyːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windmühlen" come from?
"Windmühlen" 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 "Windmühlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list