Windspiel
[ˈvɪntˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Windspiel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, der sich durch Luftbewegungen bewegt oder Geräusche von sich gibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-windspiel · Windspiel · German
Windspiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Windspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Windspiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Windspiel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Windspiel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Windspiel, spelled W-I-N-D-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand, der sich durch Luftbewegungen bewegt oder Geräusche von sich gibt
- 2meist kleiner, italienischer Windhund
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Windspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gestern haben wir im Garten drei kleine Windspiele aufgehängt.
„Der Feldherr ließ ihn gehen und streichelte nachdenklich den feinen Kopf seines Windspieles, das ihm denselben in die Hand zu legen gekommen war.“
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.