Windsheim

[ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m]

/[ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m]/ name

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The verdict

“Windsheim” is uncommon German (frequency #53,382 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,382
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bad Windsheim; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-windsheim · Windsheim · German

Windsheim · rank #53,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,382
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Widerlegung

Nearest frequency peer: Widerlegung (-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 „Windsheim“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Windsheim
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindsheim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Windsheim“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Windsheimfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Widerlegung“ (#53,381), „Wirrwarr“ (#53,383), „wettet“ (#53,380). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Windsheim“ bei #53,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Windsheim is uncommon German at frequency #53,382 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bad Windsheim; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Windsheim in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Windsheim, spelled W-I-N-D-S-H-E-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad Windsheim; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Windsheim liegt in Deutschlands Südosten.

Synonyms

Bad Windsheim

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 "Windsheim"?
"Windsheim" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-H-E-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m].
What does "Windsheim" mean?
As a proper noun, "Windsheim" means: Bad Windsheim; eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Windsheim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windsheim" is [ˈvɪnt͡sˌhaɪ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windsheim" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weltmeere#53,376wehrlosen#53,373Zeitbombe#53,394Vorzimmer#53,360

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list