Windrichtung
[ˈvɪntˌʁɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Windrichtung” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,558. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #35,558
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Richtung, aus der der Wind weht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windrichtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌʁɪçtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #35,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Windrichtung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Windrichtung (IPA [ˈvɪntˌʁɪçtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,558 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Windrichtung, with forms such as "iwndrichtung", "widnrichtung", and "winddrichtung". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Windrichtung, spelled W-I-N-D-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Richtung, aus der der Wind weht
- 2Himmelsrichtung
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iwndrichtung,widnrichtung,winddrichtung,windirchtung,windrcihtung,windricchtung,windrichhtung,windrichtnug,windrichttung,windrichtugn,windrichtungg,windrichtunng,windrichutng,windricthung,windrihctung,windrrichtung,winndrichtung,winrdichtung,wnidrichtung,wwindrichtung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Windrichtung - 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.
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.
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Using “Windrichtung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-D-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪntˌʁɪçtʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.