windschnittig
[ˈvɪntˌʃnɪtɪç]
The verdict
“windschnittig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Form aufweisend, die gegenüber der umströmenden Luft nur einen geringen Widerstand erzeugt
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Index DE-windschnittig · windschnittig · German
windschnittig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | windschnittig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌʃnɪtɪç] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „windschnittig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
windschnittig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌʃnɪtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Form aufweisend, die gegenüber der umströmenden Luft nur einen geringen Widerstand erzeugt".
windschnittig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is windschnittig, spelled W-I-N-D-S-C-H-N-I-T-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine Form aufweisend, die gegenüber der umströmenden Luft nur einen geringen Widerstand erzeugt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how windschnittig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Formel 1-Rennwagen sehen zwar windschnittig aus, ihr echter Luftwiderstand ist aber keineswegs gering. Der cw-Wert liegt etwa bei 1,2.“
„Federleichte Materialien und ein windschnittiges Design machen den Lightyear One sparsam.“
This word in other languages
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.