Windschatten

[ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩]

/[ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Windschatten” is uncommon German (frequency #60,261 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,261
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Wind geschützte Stelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-windschatten · Windschatten · German

Windschatten · rank #60,261 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,261
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wilms

Nearest frequency peer: Wilms (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Windschatten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Windschatten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Windschatten
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindschatten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Windschatten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Windschattenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wilms“ (#60,260), „wirkender“ (#60,262), „willigt“ (#60,259). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windschatten“ bei #60,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Windschatten is uncommon German at frequency #60,261 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen Wind geschützte Stelle".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Windschatten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Windschatten, spelled W-I-N-D-S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen Wind geschützte Stelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich hockte mich in den Windschatten eines der Steinhaufen.“
  2. „Der Sturm blies zum Glück immer noch aus Nordwesten, so daß die Öffnungen des Granithauses weitgehend im Windschatten lagen.“

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 "Windschatten"?
"Windschatten" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩].
What does "Windschatten" mean?
As a noun, "Windschatten" means: gegen Wind geschützte Stelle
How do you pronounce "Windschatten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windschatten" is [ˈvɪntˌʃatn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windschatten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wissenswerte#60,264Werbebranche#60,251weitreichend#60,249Ziegelsteine#60,278

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list