windbreaker
/ˈwɪndbɹeɪkə(ɹ)/noun
windbreaker is spelled W-I-N-D-B-R-E-A-K-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, windbreaker means “A thin jacket designed to resist wind chill and light rain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of windbreaker is windbreakers.
How many letters and syllables are in windbreaker?
| Letters | 11: W-I-N-D-B-R-E-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is windbreaker?
Windbreaker appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 windbreaker?
- /ˈwɪndbɹeɪkə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-windbreaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with windbreaker
Also written: wind breaker (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of windbreaker
- windbreakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does windbreaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin jacket designed to resist wind chill and light rain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Windbreaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thin outer coat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | K-way, k-way, coupe-vent |
| German | (dünne) Jacke, Windjacke |
| Portuguese | corta-vento |
| Spanish | rompeviento(s) |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does windbreaker come from?
From wind + breaker, from a trademark of the John Rissman company.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).