upwind
/ʌpˈwɪnd/adjective, adverb
upwind is spelled U-P-W-I-N-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, upwind means “Exposed to the wind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in upwind?
| Letters | 6: U-P-W-I-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is upwind?
Upwind appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce upwind?
- /ʌpˈwɪnd/
As a verb (“To wind upwards”): /ʌpˈwaɪnd/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-upwind.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upwind1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upwind2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with upwind?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as upwind.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: windup.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of upwind
- further upwind comparative
- farther upwind comparative
- more upwind comparative
- furthest upwind superlative
- farthest upwind superlative
- most upwind superlative
- upwinds present, singular, he/she/it
- upwinding participle, present
- upwound participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upwind mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exposed to the wind.
adverb
- 1
In the direction from which the wind is blowing.
verb
- 1
archaicTo wind upwards.
- 2
archaicTo wind up (a mechanism).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upwind come from?
From up- + wind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).