Windsbraut
[ˈvɪnt͡sˌbʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Windsbraut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oft dichterisch; nur mit bestimmten Artikel: Wirbelwind, teilweise personal als Elementargeist verstanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-windsbraut · Windsbraut · German
Windsbraut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windsbraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪnt͡sˌbʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Windsbraut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Windsbraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪnt͡sˌbʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Windsbraut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Windsbraut, spelled W-I-N-D-S-B-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1oft dichterisch; nur mit bestimmten Artikel: Wirbelwind, teilweise personal als Elementargeist verstanden
- 2bildlich, im übertragenen Sinne: Person vor allem weiblichen Geschlechts mit wildem, ungestümem Wesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Windsbraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie schön ist es doch, drinnen am warmen Herd zu sitzen, während über die Heide die Windsbraut tobt.
Anouilh stellt die Antigone in seinem gleichnamigen Stück als eine Windsbraut dar, ein wildes Mädchen, das in seinen Entschlüssen sehr schwankend, aber stets Feuer und Flamme für ihren gerade letzten ist.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.