south wind
/ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/
"south-wind" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“south wind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wind blowing from the south.
Corpus desk
Index EN-south-wind · south wind · English
south wind · 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 "S" 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 | south wind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “south wind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
south wind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsaʊθ wɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A wind blowing from the south.".
Zero misspellings are on record for south wind in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English suþwind, corresponding to south + wind. The correct English form is south wind, spelled S-O-U-T-H- -W-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1A wind blowing from the south.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how south wind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The watry Southwinde, from the seabord coste / Upblowing, doth disperse the vapour lo'ste, / And poures it selfe forth in a stormy showre [...].
Snow-melting south winds and rain below 2,400m have marred much of the fantastic early-season base and created off-piste avalanche risk.
Etymology
From Old English suþwind, corresponding to south + wind.
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.