Windsurfer
[ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“Windsurfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich von einem speziellen Segel auf einem Brett über das Wasser ziehen lässt, Windsurfing betreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-windsurfer · Windsurfer · German
Windsurfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Windsurfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Windsurfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Windsurfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich von einem speziellen Segel auf einem Brett über das Wasser ziehen lässt, Windsurfing betreibt".
Windsurfer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Windsurfer, spelled W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich von einem speziellen Segel auf einem Brett über das Wasser ziehen lässt, Windsurfing betreibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Windsurfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der Weltrangliste der Professional Windsurfer Association (PWA) rangiert er in der Rubrik Freestyle inzwischen auf Platz 24 - Tendenz steigend.“
„Der Edersee ist unter Seglern und Windsurfern für seine tückischen Fallwinde bekannt.“
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.