in the wind
"in-the-wind" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in the wind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impending or in the offing; imminent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-the-wind · in the wind · English
in the wind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | in the wind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in the wind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in the wind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for in the wind in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is in the wind, spelled I-N- -T-H-E- -W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Impending or in the offing; imminent.
- 2At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how in the wind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There is something in the wind, that we cannot get in.
There's trouble in the wind, my boys.
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.