wind farm
/ˈwɪndfɑːm/
"wind-farm" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wind farm” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wind-farm · wind farm · English
wind farm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | wind farm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɪndfɑːm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wind farm” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wind farm is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪndfɑːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.".
Zero misspellings are on record for wind farm in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wind + farm, from the idea that the wind turbines are “farming” the wind to produce electricity. The correct English form is wind farm, spelled W-I-N-D- -F-A-R-M.
Definition
- 1A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wind farm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then roughly 176 wind generators of 1.8 megawatts each would be located at each wind farm affecting an area of 15 × 176 or 2640 acres (4.1 sq mi) but directly using only about 176 acres (0.3 sq mi).
The windy weather last weekend set a new renewable power record and resulted in some households being paid to charge their electric cars to help balance the grid. Wind farms in Britain generated more than 16 gigawatts of power for the first time on Sunday evening.
Etymology
From wind + farm, from the idea that the wind turbines are “farming” the wind to produce electricity.
Synonyms
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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.