window

/[ˈwɪndəʊ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,899

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

window is aGermannoun. It means: üblicherweise durch Glas in einem Rahmen verschlossene Öffnung in einer Wand oder dem Dach eines Gebäudes oder Fahrzeugs Pronounced [ˈwɪndəʊ]. Often confused with windows and Windsor.

Key facts for window
PropertyValue
Headwordwindow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈwɪndəʊ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,899
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of window in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for window is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈwɪndəʊ]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,899 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for window, with forms such as "iwndow", "widnow", and "winddow". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "windows", "Windsor", "Wind", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is window, spelled W-I-N-D-O-W, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    üblicherweise durch Glas in einem Rahmen verschlossene Öffnung in einer Wand oder dem Dach eines Gebäudes oder Fahrzeugs
  2. 2
    durchsichtig hinterlegter Ausschnitt in einem Briefumschlag
  3. 3
    rechtwinklig umrahmter Bereich auf einem Bildschirm
  4. 4
    Gelegenheit bietende Zeitspanne

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwndow,widnow,winddow,windoww,windwo,winndow,winodw,wnidow,wwindow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for window

Misspelling Variants of "window"

iwndow6widnow6winddow7windoww7windwo6winndow7winodw6wnidow6
Misspelling Variants of "window"

Frequency rank: #37,899 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "window"?
"window" is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwɪndəʊ].
What does "window" mean?
As a noun, "window" means: üblicherweise durch Glas in einem Rahmen verschlossene Öffnung in einer Wand oder dem Dach eines Gebäudes oder Fahrzeugs
What words are commonly confused with "window"?
"window" is commonly confused with "windows", "Windsor", "Wind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "window"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "window" is [ˈwɪndəʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "window" come from?
"window" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter W in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.