Windsurfer
[ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“Windsurfer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die sich von einem speziellen Segel auf einem Brett über das Wasser ziehen lässt, Windsurfing betreibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Windsurfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Windsurfer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Windsurfer is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Windsurfer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-I-N-D-S-U-R-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvɪntˌsœːɐ̯fɐ] (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.