windstill

[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]

/[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]/ adj

The verdict

“windstill” is uncommon German (frequency #97,971 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,971
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Wind; ohne Bewegung der Luft

Corpus desk

Index DE-windstill · windstill · German

windstill · rank #97,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,971
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wilk

Nearest frequency peer: wilk (-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 „windstill“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for windstill
PropertyValue
Headwordwindstill
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „windstill“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wilk“ (#97,970), „Wirtschaftsform“ (#97,972), „wiedergutmachen“ (#97,969). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „windstill“ bei #97,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

windstill is uncommon German at frequency #97,971 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Wind; ohne Bewegung der Luft".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for windstill, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is windstill, spelled W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Wind; ohne Bewegung der Luft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gestern war ein windstiller Tag.
  2. Heute ist es vollkommen windstill.

Antonyms

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); 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 "windstill"?
"windstill" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl].
What does "windstill" mean?
As an adjective, "windstill" means: ohne Wind; ohne Bewegung der Luft
How do you pronounce "windstill"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "windstill" is [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "windstill" come from?
"windstill" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list