windstill
[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl]
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
- wiedergutma…
wiedergutmachen
2,032 corpus weight
- wilk
wilk
2,031 corpus weight
- windstill
windstill
2,030 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsform
2,029 corpus weight
- Wirtschafts…
Wirtschaftsministeriums
2,028 corpus weight
- Wirtshäuser
Wirtshäuser
2,027 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „windstill“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | windstill |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,971 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „windstill“ im Deutschen
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
- 1ohne Wind; ohne Bewegung der Luft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how windstill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gestern war ein windstiller Tag.
Heute ist es vollkommen windstill.
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.
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