Windstille

[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]

/[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Windstille” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,893 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,893
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Abwesenheit von Wind; das Fehlen jeglichen Windes

Key facts for Windstille
PropertyValue
HeadwordWindstille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Windstille” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Windstille lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Windstille is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,893 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Abwesenheit von Wind; das Fehlen jeglichen Windes".

No misspelling variants are generated for Windstille in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Windstille, spelled W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Abwesenheit von Wind; das Fehlen jeglichen Windes

Synonyms

Flaute

This word in other languages

calm(English)

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 "Windstille"?
"Windstille" is spelled W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə].
What does "Windstille" mean?
As a noun, "Windstille" means: die Abwesenheit von Wind; das Fehlen jeglichen Windes
How do you pronounce "Windstille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Windstille" is [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Windstille" come from?
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Using “Windstille”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-D-S-T-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɪntˌʃtɪlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list